Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDr. Carlina de la Cova - Bioarchaelogy & Forensic Anthropology
Episode 7
Dr. Carlina de la Cova of the University of South Carolina discusses forensic anthropology, historical bioarchaeology focusing on marginalized groups…
6 years, 5 months ago
Dr. Scott Williams - Paleoanthropology
Episode 6
Dr. Scott Williams of NYU talks about transitional fossils, the evolution of different forms of locomotion, old books, and new ideas. Find links to a…
6 years, 6 months ago
Dr. Sara Juengst - Bioarchaeology
Episode 5
Dr. Sara Juengst of UNC - Charlotte talks about bioarchaeology, trepanation, pre-Columbian Titicacans, power structures detected via human remains, f…
6 years, 6 months ago
Dr. Rachel Watkins - Race
Episode 4
Dr. Rachel Watkins of American University talks about the current state of race in biological anthropology. We discuss the importance of diversity an…
6 years, 7 months ago
Dr. Stephanie Levy - Cold Adaptation
Episode 3
Dr. Levy talks about cold adaption in ancient and modern populations. She explains the three-part system that helps keep us warm: cultural adaptions,…
6 years, 7 months ago
Dr. Cynthia Wilczak - Occupational Stress Markers
Episode 2
Some anthropologists try to reconstruct activities during life by using changes to the skeleton. Dr. Wilczak talks about occupational stress markers …
6 years, 8 months ago
Dr. Bernard Wood - Paleoanthropology
Episode 1
What can we actually know about the evolutionary past? Dr. Wood grapples with this question and others about the nature of science. The professor als…
6 years, 8 months ago