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Dr. Bill Schutt - Pump: A Natural History of the Heart
AnthroBiology Podcast
11/11/21 • 35 min
Dr. Bill Schutt, zoologist and author, joins the show to talk about his latest book, Pump: A Natural History of the Heart. We chat about the evolution of hearts, how people learned about how hearts work, and science writing. Check out his book here.
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology.
Dr. Cynthia Wilczak - Occupational Stress Markers
AnthroBiology Podcast
01/22/20 • 48 min
Some anthropologists try to reconstruct activities during life by using changes to the skeleton. Dr. Wilczak talks about occupational stress markers in this episode, along with providing advice for folks thinking about majoring in anthropology.
Dr. Danny Wescott - Body Farm at Texas State
AnthroBiology Podcast
05/23/24 • 43 min
Dr. Wescott of Texas State University joins the show to discuss the Texas State body farm (Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State - FACTS) and the forensic research carried out there.
Books, articles, and selected people mentioned in this episode:
- Dr. Wescott's ResearchGate profile
- Haglund & Sorg, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archeological Perspectives
- DO Carter, D Yellowlees, M Tibbett “Cadaver decomposition in terrestrial ecology”, Science of Nature 94(1), 2007
- Lee Lyman, Vertebrate Taphonomy
- PS Barton, D Lindenmeyer, AD Manning, SA Cunningham, “The role of carrion in maintaining biodiversity and ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems”, Oecologia 171(4), 2012
- John Currey, Bones: Structure and Mechanics
- David Burr, Basic and Applied Bone Biology
- C Ruff, B Holt, E Trinkaus, “Who’s afraid of the big bad Wolff?: Wolff’s Law and bone functional adaptation”, Am J Phys Anthropol, 129(4), 2006
- P Capodaglio, et al. “Effect of obesity on knee and ankle biomechanics while walking,” Sensors (Basel), 21(21), 2021
- BA Sanford, et al. “Hip, knee, and ankle joint forces in healthy weight, overweight, and obese individuals during walking” 2014
- Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of the Human Body
- Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Dr. Caroline Goodson & Dr. Trent Trombley - Medieval Teeth, Part 2
AnthroBiology Podcast
04/25/24 • 56 min
Dr. Goodson (Cambridge University) and Dr. Trombley (Augustana University) join forces on the show to discuss their bioarchaeological-historical collaboration to understand the Medieval mouth.
Books, articles, and selected people mentioned in this episode:
- Medieval Mouths in Context: Biocultural and MultiScalar Considerations of the Mouth and the Case of Late-Medieval Villamagna, Italy
- Dr. Roberta Gilchrist, Medieval Life: Archaeology and the Life Course
- Dr. Virginia Burruss, Earthquakes and Gardens: Saint Hilarion’s Cyprus
- Dr. Karl Jacoby, The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire
- Dr. Roberta Gilchrist, University of Reading
- Dr. Shannon Novak, Syracuse University
- Dr. Lauren Hosek, University of Colorado - Boulder
- Dr. Stephen Brookfield, Discussion as a Way of Teaching
- Adrian Miller, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
- Jim Auchmutey, Smoke Lore: A Short History of Barbecue in America
Dr. Dan Benyshek - Placentophagy
AnthroBiology Podcast
01/03/24 • 69 min
Dr. Daniel Benyshek of UNLV joins the show to discuss plancentophagy. Check out his lab page for more info on placentophagy.
Note: There is a special addition at the end of this episode.
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology. Email the host at [email protected].
Dr. Jeremy DeSilva - Bipedalism
AnthroBiology Podcast
07/22/23 • 43 min
Dr. Jeremy DeSilva of Dartmouth joins the show to discuss bipedalism -- why anthropologists are obsessed with it and how it might have come to be.
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology. Email the host at [email protected].
Dr. King & Dr. Fuentes - Research Animal Welfare
AnthroBiology Podcast
11/01/22 • 52 min
Dr. Agustin Fuentes of Princeton and Dr. Barbara King joined the show to discuss the scientific community's responsibility for animals used in research. Should it be done? Is it possible to carry out ethical research involving animals?
Want to learn more? Read the article the episode is based on: "Towards an Anti-Maleficent Research Agenda"
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology.
Dr. Julia Boughner - Teeth
AnthroBiology Podcast
05/18/22 • 43 min
Dr. Julia Boughner of the University of Saskatchewan talks about the evolution of human teeth. Why do adults have ~32 teeth? Are our jaws shrinking? What's the deal with wisdom teeth? Does modern dentistry change our evolutionary path?
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology. Email the host at [email protected].
Dr. Robert Anemone - Geospatial Paleoanthropology
AnthroBiology Podcast
10/28/21 • 43 min
Dr. Robert Anemone of the University of North Carolina - Greensboro joins the show to talk about how advances in geospatial tech can help paleoanthropologists find productive sites, along with how he's used it in his real life field work in the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming. Helpful background: Fossil GPS, Scientific American, May 2014, Anemone & Emerson
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology.
Dr. Sabrina Sholts - The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs
AnthroBiology Podcast
06/13/24 • 56 min
Dr. Sholts of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History joins the show to discuss her new book, The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs. Dr. Sholts uses an anthropological lens to understand epidemics. She touches on One Health, historical and current epidemics, the role misinformation plays in the spread of disease, and science communication.
Books, articles, and media mentioned in this episode:
- Sholts, S. (2024). The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from our Bodies to Our Beliefs. MIT Press.
- Dr. Sholt's Google Scholar profile
- Dr. Sholt's NMNH profile
- Lieberman. D. (2014). The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease. Vintage Books.
- Garrett, L. (2020). The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance. Picador USA.
- Villarosa, L. (2023). Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives. Anchor Books.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2006). Machete Season: The Killers in Rwanda Speak. Picador USA.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2007). Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak. Other Press.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2008). Into the Quick of Life: The Rwandan Genocide - The Survivors Speak. Serpent’s Tail.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2010). The Antelope’s Strategy: Living in Rwanda After the Genocide. St. Martin’s Press-3PL.
- Lachenal, G. & Thomas, G. (2023). Atlas historique des épidémies. Autrement.
- St John-Mandel, E. (2015). Station Eleven. Vintage Books.
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How many episodes does AnthroBiology Podcast have?
AnthroBiology Podcast currently has 56 episodes available.
What topics does AnthroBiology Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Evolution, Archaeology, Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Science, Anthropology, Paleoanthropology and Biology.
What is the most popular episode on AnthroBiology Podcast?
The episode title 'Dr. Mark Griffin - Teeth in pre-contact Native American groups' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on AnthroBiology Podcast?
The average episode length on AnthroBiology Podcast is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of AnthroBiology Podcast released?
Episodes of AnthroBiology Podcast are typically released every 16 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of AnthroBiology Podcast?
The first episode of AnthroBiology Podcast was released on Jan 8, 2020.
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