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Human Biology Association · SoS 139 – #MethodsandMeasuring: Standing by your Expertise with Dr. Claudia Valeggia Continuing our #MethodsandMeasuring series, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Claudia Valeggia about her inspirational origin story, her work on reproductive health in the Qom of Argentina, and the importance of biological meaningfulness in data analysis. Dr. Valeggia is … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 137 – Discovering "How Men Age" with Dr. Richard Bribiescas In this episode Dr. Richard Bribiescas discusses his book “How Men Age: What evolution reveals about male health and mortality”. He covers it all from natural variations in testosterone to why women live longer than men and how science fiction … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 136- Ethics in Bioarcheology and The Poetics of Processing with Dr. Anna Osterholtz On this week’s episode of The Sausage of Science, we bring you an exciting interview with Dr. Anna Osterholtz who is an Assistant Professor of Bioanthropology at Mississippi State focusing on treatment of the dead and how … Read More

Human Biology Association · New Season Preview We are back for a new season! Listen to our mini episode to catch up with the SoS team and learn what we have in store for this coming season. Regular episodes will be posted every Monday starting next week.

Human Biology Association · SoS 135- How Upright Walking Made Us Human with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva Dr. Jeremy DeSilva joined us for an interview on SoS 128. This week, in addition to a replay of his original interview, we hear audio excerpted from First Steps: How upright walking made us human by Jeremy DeSilva, read … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 134- Excerpt from For the Love of Lemurs with Dr. Patricia Wright Dr. Patricia Wright is a Tropical Biologist, Conservationist, and Primatologist at Stony Brooke University. In this episode, we play an excerpt from her book For the Love of Lemurs, published by Lantern Publishing and Media. You can find … Read More

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 132 – Burn: An excerpt with Dr. Herman Pontzer For our second book reading episode of the summer we will hear an excerpt from Dr. Herman Pontzer’s new book BURN: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy read by P.J. Ochlan. … 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