In this episode, Dr. Stacy Hackner (University College London) is on the show to talk about the bioarchaeology of women, focusing on the tibia (or shin bone) and what that can tell scientists about divisions of labor in the past. Stacy also works extensively in the area of public education and communication of history and science. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

On this Monday episode, Ella Beaudoin (The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Human Origins Program) talks about a whole range of topics: science communication with diverse and religious publics, evolutionary anthropology as a discipline and fieldwork experiences at Koobi Fora in northern Kenya. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Dr. Craig Poku (University of Leeds) speaks to us about aerosols and their role in the formation of fog. Because fog can significantly affect surface visibility levels and human life, it is important for climate and atmospheric scientists to study the physical processes that lead to fog formation. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Dr. Michelle Cameron (University of Toronto) first speaks broadly about human adaptability and the ways human bone may change shape in reaction to cultural and environmental influences over life. We then dig deeper into Michelle's work looking at skeletal and ecological evidence obtained from southern African contexts. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Dr. Madeleine Mant (University of Toronto, Mississauga) talks about her work looking at historical health-related events by accessing both human skeletal remains and archival documents. What do 'marginalization' and 'risk' mean in different academic contexts? What was the experience of trauma and disease in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century London? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

To end the week of primate-focused episodes, we have Dr. Arijit Pal (National Institute of Advanced Studies) on the show to talk about tool use and social dynamics in Nicobar long-tailed macaques. We also speak about natural disasters and human-caused habitat loss, and the threats they pose to wildlife conservation on these islands and in the south of India. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Malcolm Ramsay (University of Toronto) discusses with us his experiences of doing primatological fieldwork in Madgascar. Owing to anthropogenic factors, multiple species of mouse lemur are endangered. Malcolm and his team try to understand the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on mouse lemur ecology, adaptability and survival. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Dr. Erin Kane (Boston University) talks about her previous and current work studying primate behavior, ecology and biology. Why is primatology an important field of research within biological anthropology? How do Erin and her colleagues design their studies to be flexible enough, especially given the unpredictability of field primatology? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Dr. Julie Dunne (University of Bristol) talks about her latest work analyzing ceramic baby bottles dated to about 3,000 years ago. What did these early vessels look like and how variable were they? What did this mean in terms of the timing of weaning (i.e., the introduction of secondary food to an infant other than its mother's milk)? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Johnny Miller (The University of Tennesse, Knoxville) talks about his research looking at gender and sexual identities in the ancient Mediterranean. While our conceptions of transgender identity likely cannot be extrapolated to classical times, what can we say about gender identity (or other aspects of identity like sexual identity) in the early historical period? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod