Month: October 2020

Human Biology Association · SoS 98- At the Nexus of Resistance and Resilience with Dr. Ruby Fried Ruby Fried is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. She is currently researching traditional food security and its effects on physical and mental health on St Paul Island with the Aleut community. Additionally, … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 97 – Taking an active rest with Dr. David Raichlen This week Cara and our assistant producer Alex chat with Dr. David Raichlen, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern California. We discuss his work on physical (in)activity in the Hadza people and why “how” we rest … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 96 – Remembering Dr. Frank Johnston with Drs. Babette Zemel and Larry Schell Dr. Frank Johnston, a Professor Emeritus of biological anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, passed away on August 20, 2020. Dr. Johnston was known for his work in child development, especially the impact of lifestyle variation on … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 95 – Leaving a Legacy Now, Black in Bioanth & Research in Croatia with Tisa Loewen Tisa Loewen is a bioarcheologist and Ph.D. student at Arizona State University. Her current work studies the Romanized peoples that once lived-in modern-day Croatia and the Eastern Adriatic. She uses quantitative genetics of dental … Read More