AnthroBiology Podcast
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
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Dr. Kirsty Graham - Bonobos + Gestural Communication
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 for ape communication generally -- especially hum…
Dr. James Cole - Stone Tools & Cognition
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 cognition in humans. Along the way, we touch on brain s…
Mr. Rick Coste - Evolution Talk
Rick Coste, host of the Evolution Talk podcast, talks about his new book (Evolution Talk) and how he became interested in science.
Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find t…
Dr. King & Dr. Fuentes - Research Animal Welfare
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…
Dr. Christian Crowder - Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Christian Crowder from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office joins the show to talk about his experiences in forensic anthropology, using histology for forensic cases, and how anthropologis…
Dr. John Lindo - Ancient DNA & Pre-Contact Groups
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 ancient DNA to understand the biological diversity…
Dr. Nicole Iturriaga - Exhuming Violent Histories
Dr. Nicole Iturriaga of UC - Irvine joined the show to talk about her book: Exhuming Violent Histories: Forensics, Memory, and Rewriting Spain’s Past. In this episode, we discuss the history of the S…
Dr. Julia Boughner - Teeth
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 den…
Ms. Selina Carlhoff - Archaeogenetics
Ms. Selina Carlhoff, PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, talks about the basics of DNA, what you should know about ancient DNA, and some of the ethical complexiti…
Dr. David Braun - Tool Use, Environmental Change, and Niche Construction
Dr. David Braun of George Washington University's Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology in the Anthropology Department chats about the cycles of tool use and niche construction. We talk…
Dr. Jonathan Marks - Creationism
Dr. Bill Schutt - Pump: A Natural History of the Heart
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 w…
Dr. Robert Anemone - Geospatial Paleoanthropology
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…
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh - DPAA & Forensics
Dr. Christopher D. Lynn - Tattoos & Immunity
Dr. Christopher D. Lynn of the University of Alabama joins the show to talk about tattoos and what they can tell us about immune function, health signaling, and cultural meanings. Plus, we talk about…
Ms. Stine Carlsson - PhD Candidate, Queens University Belfast
Stine Carlsson is a PhD candidate at Queens University Belfast in Northern Ireland. We discuss strategies for finding a good grad program, dealing with toxic academic environments, choosing a path, a…
Dr. Robert Mann - Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Robert Mann of the University of Hawaii talks about his winding path in biological anthropology. Find links to articles, books, and pics at AnthroBiology.com. Find the show on Instagram and Twitt…
Dr. DiGangi & Dr. Bethard - Ancestry in Forensic Anthropology
Dr. DiGangi from SUNY-Binghamton and Dr. Bethard from the University of South Florida joined the show to discuss their position papers on the use of ancestry in forensic sciences and in the justice s…
Dr. Tara Cepon-Robins - Worms
Dr. Tara Cepon-Robins of the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs joined me to talk about worms. She talks about humans' evolutionary arms race with parasites, measuring disgust, and her work am…
Dr. Herman Pontzer - Burn
Dr. Herman Pontzer of Duke is on the show this week to talk about human metabolism and his new book, Burn. He helps answer questions like: How much energy can a person burn in one day? Does exercise…