Human Biology Association · SoS 102 – Shaping how you grow older with Katie Sayre This week’s guest is Katie Sayre, a PhD student at the University of Southern California. Katie’s work focuses on aging across different populations and lifestyles. She chats with Chris and Cara about her work with the Hadza of Tanzania and … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 101- Zombification: Being at the edge of what’s known and unknown with Dr. Athena Aktipis Athena Aktipis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and is the co-director of the Human Generosity Project. She is also the chair of the Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting: www.zombiemed.org/ and host … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 100 – A Gloriously Complicated Problem with Alex Niclou In this special 100th SoS episode, Chris and Cara chat with our very own podcast producer Alexandra Niclou. A PhD candidate at the University of Notre Dame, Alex studies the many facets of human energetics and physiological adaptations. In particular, her … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 99 – Getting Hooked on Parasite Infection Research and Podcasting with Dr. Theresa Gildner This is the first of a series of episodes highlighting the work and interests of the Sausage of Science team. First up is our associate producer, Dr. Theresa Gildner. Theresa is currently a postdoctoral fellow at … Read More

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

Human Biology Association · SoS 94 – The Theatrics and Quantitative Genetics of Dental Anthropology with Leslea Hlusko Dr. Leslea Hlusko is currently the Vice President of the American Association of Physical Anthropology and a professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley. She will soon be joining Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 93 – Remembering Dr. Alan Walker with Drs. Peter Ungar and Leslea Hlusko Dr. Alan Walked passed away on November 20, 2017. A paleoanthropologist known for his work in early human evolution, Dr. Walker was the Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Biology at the Pennsylvania State University and … Read More