Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDr. Jeremy DeSilva - Bipedalism
Episode 45
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.
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3 years, 2 months ago
Ms. Rhianna Drummond-Clarke - Chimpanzees + Bipedalism
Episode 44
Rhianna Drummond-Clarke, PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute (Dept. of Human Origins), joins the show to discuss her most recent article examin…
3 years, 6 months ago
Dr. Kirsty Graham - Bonobos + Gestural Communication
Episode 43
Dr. Kirsty Graham from the University of St. Andrews discusses how bonobos use gestures to communicate, which winds into a chat about what that means…
3 years, 8 months ago
Dr. Dan Benyshek - Placentophagy
Episode 47
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…
3 years, 8 months ago
Dr. James Cole - Stone Tools & Cognition
Episode 42
Dr. James Cole from the University of Brighton joins the show to talk about how studying stone tools can reveal insights about the evolution of cogni…
3 years, 9 months ago
Mr. Rick Coste - Evolution Talk
Episode 41
Rick Coste, host of the Evolution Talk podcast, talks about his new book (Evolution Talk) and how he became interested in science.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Dr. King & Dr. Fuentes - Research Animal Welfare
Episode 40
Dr. Agustin Fuentes of Princeton and Dr. Barbara King joined the show to discuss the scientific community's responsibility for animals used in resear…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dr. Christian Crowder - Forensic Anthropology
Episode 39
Dr. Christian Crowder from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office joins the show to talk about his experiences in forensic anthropology, using h…
4 years ago
Dr. John Lindo - Ancient DNA & Pre-Contact Groups
Episode 38
Dr. John Lindo of Emory talks about ancient DNA -- how it works, what you can understand from it, and why it's important. He explains how he's using …
4 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Nicole Iturriaga - Exhuming Violent Histories
Episode 37
Dr. Nicole Iturriaga of UC - Irvine joined the show to talk about her book: Exhuming Violent Histories: Forensics, Memory, and Rewriting Spain's Past…
4 years, 3 months ago