Human Biology Association · SoS 72 – Hackademics: Ethical Research and International Student Advising with Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy In this episode of the Sausage of Science, Cara and Chris talk with Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy, an Associate Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Nepomnaschy discusses his transformation into a researcher who focuses on … Read More
Month: April 2020
SoS 71- The Making of Meaning with Dr. Jeffrey Peterson
SoS 71- The Making of Meaning with Dr. Jeffrey Peterson This week’s episode features a myriad of topics including niche construction, semiotics, hats ravaged by monkeys, and meaning-making between humans and dogs- all courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Peterson. Dr. Peterson is a postdoctoral fellow in the anthropology department at Notre Dame. His research addresses the … Read More
SoS 70 – Child growth and energetic constraints with Dr. Sam Urlacher
This week on the Sausage of Science, Cara and Chris talk with Dr. Sam Urlacher, an assistant professor at Baylor University. Dr. Urlacher discusses his work examining life history tradeoffs and energetic constraints among Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador. In addition, he answers questions about possible links between COVID-19 and child development patterns, and also … Read More
SoS 69- Invisible Others with Dr. Tanya Lurhmann
In this episode, Dr. Tanya Lurhmann joins Chris and Cara to discuss her life’s work as an “anthropologist of the human relationship with invisible others”. Dr. Lurhmann is the Watkins University Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.