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. Cara Ocobock - Energetics and Science Communication
Dr. Cara Ocobock of Notre Dame joins the show to discuss human energetics in high-latitude populations, and the potential downstream health consequences of a changing environment. (Learn why reindeer…
Dr. Janna Andronowski - Bone Histology
Dr. Janna Andronowski of Memorial University of Newfoundland talks about bone histology. We're bringing it back to basics with how bones grow, how they "know" what shape they should be, and how bones…
Dr. Nathan Young - Evo-Devo Perspectives
Dr. Nathan Young of UCSF discuss evolutionary developmental biology using the limb as a model to understand the perspective. We talk about the importance of marrying all three disciplines to discover…
Dr. Eric Bartelink - Diet and Migration via Stable Isotope Analysis
Dr. Eric Bartelink of CSU - Chico guides us through an intro to stable isotope analysis, and how it can be used in forensic and historic or ancient contexts to understand how people migrated and what…
Dr. Sean Tallman - Sex Estimation & Diversity
Dr. Sean Tallman talks about crafting new sex estimation methods for modern populations and the importance of DEI in forensics and anthropology. How can diversity shift how research is done? What are…
Dr. Barbara J. King - Animal Cognition & Emotion
Dr. Barbara J. King joins us in this week's episode to discuss animal cognition and emotion. Along the way, we hear about her start in biological anthropology studying baboons and how her career shif…
Mr. Chris Aris - PhD Candidate, University of Kent
Ms. Jill McCormick - Historic Preservation Officer, Yuma Quechan Tribe
Jill McCormick is a historic preservation officer working for the Quechan Tribe near Yuma, Arizona. This week, she joins the show to discuss what it's like to be an archaeologist trying to preserve T…
Mr. Chris Webster - CRM Archaeology
Meet Chris Webster, a CRM archaeologist, anthropology podcast mogul, and all-around hustler. He joins the show to give a different perspective on making a career out of anthropology and what it's lik…
Dr. Tanya Smith - Teeth
Dr. Tanya Smith of Griffith University talks about teeth -- everything from individual development to using teeth to understand past environments and lifestyles. She also discusses some of the cultur…
Dr. Daniel Lieberman - Evolutionary Biology, Mismatch Diseases, and Medicine
Dr. Daniel Lieberman of Harvard talks about considering human evolution through adaptations to run. He also explains mismatch diseases and the types of preventative care we can take to keep ourselves…
Dr. David Raichlen - Evolutionary Biology & Modern Applications
Dr. David Raichlen of USC talks about using evolutionary biology to understand modern health consequences. For example, can aerobic exercise paired with mental stimulation result in the formation of …
A Pause to Help and Change
I couldn't get up the gumption to edit an interview this week. Instead, I put together a list of things that we can do right now to help. I'm also making a commitment to ensure more diversity and mor…
Dr. John Verano - Forensics & Bioarchaeology
Dr. John Verano of Tulane University wades into forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology. He discusses some of the realities of working with the recently deceased before switching gears to talk about…
Dr. Sara Becker - Bioarchaeology
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 …
Dr. Katharine Jack - Primatology
Dr. Carlina de la Cova - Bioarchaelogy & Forensic Anthropology
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. Fin…