Author: Alexandra Niclou

Human Biology Association · SoS 133 – Survival of the Friendliest: An excerpt with Dr. Brian Hare This week’s book reading episode features Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity by Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods. The excerpt is read by René Ruiz and is followed by a re-run … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 131 – Exercised: An excerpt with Dr. Daniel Lieberman To start off our summer book excerpt series we hear a reading from Dr. Dan Lieberman’s most recent book “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding” read by Sean Runnette. The excerpt is followed by a … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 129 – COVID nightmares and sleep architecture with Dr. David Samson Dr. David Samson, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto’s, work focuses on the link between sleep and human evolution. In this episode he talks about how our vices affect sleep patterns and how those in turn … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 127 – A holistic viewpoint on skeletal morphology with Elizabeth Cho Chris and Cara chat with Elizabeth Cho, a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri. Elizabeth talks about her recent AABA presentation and the research behind it. Her findings on the associations between skeletal … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 126 – Facing food marginalization with Mecca Burris Our guest this week is Mecca Burris, a PhD candidate at Indiana University. Mecca chats with Chris and Cara about what it means to be food insecure and why it is often overlooked. She dives into her research on teenage food marginalization … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 123 – Sammantha Holder picks a bone with Napoleon Our guest this week is Sammantha Holder, a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia. Sammantha chats with Chris and Cara about her most recent publication in the special AJHB issue “Biocultural approaches to the plasticity of the human skeleton” and … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 120 – HBA Plenary Session, Fat Stigma, and BMI with Jennifer Cullin Jennifer Cullin is back on the pod! (First interview was Episode 53 in November 2019). She chats with Chris and Cara about the HBA meetings (the annual meeting starts today Monday March 29!!) and the Plenary Session in … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 119 – Survival of the Friendliest with Dr. Brian Hare Dr. Brian Hare is a professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and a core member of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience. He chats with Chris and Cara about his new book “Survival of the Friendliest” and … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 117 – Remembering Dr. Gary James with Drs. Michael Little and Dan Brown Dr. Gary James, a SUNY Distinguished Professor at Binghamton University, passed away on October 15 2020. Dr. James is remembered for his work on blood pressure variation and stress responses in humans. Over the years he was … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS – Talking "Exercised" with Dr. Daniel Lieberman Chris and Cara are out of hibernation! Their first guest is Dr. Daniel Lieberman, Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Dr. Lieberman talks about his newly released book “Exercised: Why something we … Read More