AnthroBiology Podcast
Gaby Lapera
The AnthroBiology Podcast sits down with biological anthropologists once or twice a month to learn about what they do and why it's rad. Want to know more about our evolutionary past? Or what your bones say about you? Maybe chimps are more your speed? If it's anthropology and it's about humans, we'll cover it.
Learn more at anthrobiology.com
Learn more at anthrobiology.com
Episodes
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May 13, 2020 • 39min
Dr. Sara Becker - Bioarchaeology
Dr. Sara Becker of UC - Riverside studies the Tiwanaku culture of Lake Titicaca. She specializes in understanding hierarchy and labor patterns via physical activity markers on the bone. She also has some sound advice for acclimating to high elevations. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Apr 29, 2020 • 31min
Dr. Bill Billeck - Repatriation
Dr. Bill Billeck is the program manager for the National Museum of Natural History repatriation office at the Smithsonian. Dr. Billeck explains how repatriation works and what it's like working with tribes. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Apr 15, 2020 • 38min
Dr. Katharine Jack - Primatology
Dr. Katharine Jack of Tulane University talks about non-human primates, reproductive strategies, and what to do if you run into a capuchin in the wild. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Apr 1, 2020 • 52min
Dr. Carlina de la Cova - Bioarchaelogy & Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Carlina de la Cova of the University of South Carolina discusses forensic anthropology, historical bioarchaeology focusing on marginalized groups, and the overlap between the two. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Mar 18, 2020 • 41min
Dr. Scott Williams - Paleoanthropology
Dr. Scott Williams of NYU talks about transitional fossils, the evolution of different forms of locomotion, old books, and new ideas. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Mar 4, 2020 • 29min
Dr. Sara Juengst - Bioarchaeology
Dr. Sara Juengst of UNC - Charlotte talks about bioarchaeology, trepanation, pre-Columbian Titicacans, power structures detected via human remains, field work, and potatoes. Find links to articles and books at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitter @AnthroBiology!
Feb 19, 2020 • 32min
Dr. Rachel Watkins - Race
Dr. Rachel Watkins of American University talks about the current state of race in biological anthropology. We discuss the importance of diversity and problems the field is currently facing. Find a link to her article at AnthroBiology.com.
Feb 5, 2020 • 28min
Dr. Stephanie Levy - Cold Adaptation
Dr. Levy talks about cold adaption in ancient and modern populations. She explains the three-part system that helps keep us warm: cultural adaptions, short-term changes in the body, and evolutionary changes to the body's structures. Along the way, we discuss Bergmann's Rule and Allen's Rule. Both help to explain why groups living in certain climates have the proportions they do. Dr. Levy also shares her innovative methodology to help measure brown fat deposits that aid in non-shivering thermogenesis.
Jan 22, 2020 • 49min
Dr. Cynthia Wilczak - Occupational Stress Markers
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.
Jan 8, 2020 • 32min
Dr. Bernard Wood - Paleoanthropology
What can we actually know about the evolutionary past? Dr. Wood grapples with this question and others about the nature of science. The professor also gives some valuable advice for students along the way. Visit anthrobiology.com for show notes and book recs.
