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It’s anthropology week this week, and Ben and Laurie are joined by George Brill, an adventure athlete, wilderness explorer and practical anthropologist. In this episode, George talks about his time living with a small village of Batek hunter-gatherers on the borders of the Malaysian jungle. One of Peninsular Malaysia’s Orang Asli—‘original peoples’, the Batek are famed anthropologically for their peaceful society and gender egalitarianism. They’re also famous climbers which allows George to speak about his other passion, human locomotion, understanding the how and why humans move the way they do. Don't listen if you're afraid of heights!
Interesting in learning more about George?
check out this link - https://www.georgebrill.co.uk/batek-lastoftheforestpeople
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It’s anthropology week this week, and Ben and Laurie are joined by George Brill, an adventure athlete, wilderness explorer and practical anthropologist. In this episode, George talks about his time living with a small village of Batek hunter-gatherers on the borders of the Malaysian jungle. One of Peninsular Malaysia’s Orang Asli—‘original peoples’, the Batek are famed anthropologically for their peaceful society and gender egalitarianism. They’re also famous climbers which allows George to speak about his other passion, human locomotion, understanding the how and why humans move the way they do. Don't listen if you're afraid of heights!
Interesting in learning more about George?
check out this link - https://www.georgebrill.co.uk/batek-lastoftheforestpeople