Sausage of Science

The Chief of Science and Harry W. and Diana V. Hind Dean of Science and Research Collections at the California Academy of Science, Dr. Shannon Bennett shares how her confinement at a leper colony led to her career as a virologist studying the evolution of viruses. She provides us with an in-depth look at how Covid-19 works and what the future might look like as we learn to live with the virus. You can learn more about Dr. Bennett's work at https://www.calacademy.org/staff-member/shannon-bennett-phd and on Twitter @MicrobeExplorer Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

On todays episode, Cara and Chris talk to James Gibb who is a current Ph.D. student at Northwestern University. James is broadly interested in LGBTQ2+ population health. His prior work has focused on sexual-orientation-based disparities in food security and bone health as well as sex and gender minority vulnerabilities throughout COVID-19. You can find out more about his work here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Gibb-2, email him: jamesgibb20126@u.northwestern.edu and find him on Twitter @JamesKGibb Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Dr. Erin P. Riley is a Professor of Anthropology at San Diego State University. As one of the few non-human biologists on the podcast she discusses the importance of bridging the gap between subfields and how ethnoprimatology can contribute to anthropology and ecology alike. Her newest book "The Promise of Contemporary Primatology" is a must-read for students, seasoned scholars, and everyone else. Find "The Promise of Contemporary Primatology" here: https://www.routledge.com/The-Promise-of-Contemporary-Primatology-1st-Edition/Riley-Fuentes/p/book/9781629580715 Contact Dr. Riley at epriley@sdsu.edu and on Twitter @ethnoprimate Visit her website at http://www.erinpriley.com Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Dr. Tina Lasisi joins Chris and Cara today to discuss her methodological innovations to understand variation in human hair morphology on this installment of our #Methodsandmeasuring series. Dr. Lasisi is currently a post-doctoral researcher and you can find out more information about her here: https://www.tinalasisi.com/ and on Twitter @TinaLasisi You can contact Dr. Scelza at bscelza@anthro.ucla.edu or follow her on Twitter at @bascelza Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Dr. Brooke Scelza is a human behavioral ecologist (but she doesn't limit herself to one label)at UCLA studying reproductive strategies among the Himba of Namibia. Dr. Scelza tells Chris and Cara about how to ethically collect and share paternity data, how to form strong bonds with your research community, and highlights the importance of slow science. You can contact Dr. Scelza at bscelza@anthro.ucla.edu or follow her on Twitter at @bascelza Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

On today’s episode, Chris and Cara talk to Dr. Kathrine Starkweather, who is a biocultural and biological anthropologist and is an Assistant Professor at The University of Illinois- Chicago. They discuss her recent paper “Are fathers a good substitute for mothers? Paternal care and growth rates in Shodagor children” and her other exciting work. You can find more about her on her website: https://kathrinestarkweather.com/ or her faculty page: https://anth.uic.edu/profiles/starkweather-katie/ and on Twitter @kstark8 the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website:sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/,Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair,Website:cdlynn.people.ua.edu/,Email:cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Theresa Gildner, Website:bonesandbehavior.org/theresa_gildner, Email: Theresa.E.Gildner@dartmouth.edu, Twitter: @TEGildner Delaney Glass, Website:https://dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Continuing our #MethodsandMeasuring series, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Claudia Valeggia about her inspirational origin story, her work on reproductive health in the Qom of Argentina, and the importance of biological meaningfulness in data analysis. Dr. Valeggia is a Professor of Anthropology at Yale University and a PI in the Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab. You can contact Dr. Valeggia at claudia.valeggia@yale.edu and on Twitter @ClaudiaValeggia Visit the Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab site at https://reproeco.yale.edu and on Twitter @YaleReproEco Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Dr. William (Bill) Dressler is a professor emeritus at the University of Alabama. He is a biocultural anthropologist who pioneered the cultural consonance method. On this episode, he talks with Chris and Cara about the three 'c' words: cultural consonance, consensus, and competence as well as his thoughts on mixed methods in anthropology to kick off our special series on Methodological Pluralism in Human Biology. You can find his most recent book “Culture and the Individual: Theory and Method of Cultural Consonance” here: https://www.routledge.com/Culture-and-the-Individual-Theory-and-Method-of-Cultural-Consonance/Dressler/p/book/9781629585192 As a special treat, the intro and outro features Dr. Dressler playing the 1st cello suite of Prelude by Bach. Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

In this episode Dr. Richard Bribiescas discusses his book "How Men Age: What evolution reveals about male health and mortality". He covers it all from natural variations in testosterone to why women live longer than men and how science fiction captures the absurdity of doing science. Dr. Bribiescas is a Professor of Anthropology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He is the primary investigator of the Yale Reproductive Ecology Laboratory, which you can check out at https://reproeco.yale.edu You can contact Dr. Bribiescas at richard.bribiescas@yale.edu and on Twitter @RGBribiescas Purchase "How Men Age" at https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691160634/how-men-age Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

On this week’s episode of The Sausage of Science, we bring you an exciting interview with Dr. Anna Osterholtz who is an Assistant Professor of Bioanthropology at Mississippi State focusing on treatment of the dead and how poetics models can be applied to examine the social role of violence in Croatia and Cyprus. On this episode, she talks with Chris and Cara about her new book entitled “ The Poetics of Processing: Memory Formation, Identity, and the Handling of the Dead” (https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/3884-the-poetics-of-processing) and ethics of using human remains in research and training in bioarchaeology. She is currently accepting graduate students and you can find out more about her research here: https://www.amec.msstate.edu/directory/ajo163 Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra