This week, we welcome paleoanthropologist Dr Briana Pobiner as we begin to explore our own evolution. Dr Pobiner is the head of education and outreach for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum's Human Origins Program. We talk about how we know what we know about early humans, where we came from, what caused us to advance so quickly, and what that means for our self-identity today. If you're into saber-tooth cats, pumpkin spice crickets, and hope for humanity, then make sure you listen to this one!
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produced by Zack Jackson
music by Zack Jackson
Show Notes
Dr Briana Pobiner's bio and publications
https://anthropology.columbian.gwu.edu/briana-l-pobiner
The "Teaching Evolution through Human Examples" (TEtHE) three-year exploratory research and development project was funded by National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 grant #1119468. The project has created four curriculum units for Advanced Placement (AP) Biology classes, aligned to the learning objectives, using human case studies to teach core evolutionary principles. The curriculum units are: (1) Adaptation to Altitude, (2) Malaria, (3) Evolution of Human Skin Color, and (4) What Does It Mean To Be Human?. The project has also created a CRS (Cultural and Religious Sensitivity) Teaching Strategies Resource to help teachers create a comfortable and supportive classroom environment for teaching evolution.
http://humanorigins.si.edu/education/teaching-evolution-through-human-examples
The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312921/
Edible Insects and Human Evolution by Julie Lesnik
https://amzn.to/2N4vN2k
Interview with Julie Lesnik on the amazing but somewhat NSFW podcast "Ologies"
https://www.alieward.com/ologies/entomophagy-anthropology
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Medical Ethics Part 4 (Hairs in Places They're Not Supposed to Be)
Medical Ethics Part 3 (When is a Life a Life?)
Medical Ethics Part 2 (Let's Talk About Sex)
Artificial Intelligence Part 5 (The Moment Where Homo Sapiens Die)
Elevating the Discourse with Eric Elnes
Medical Ethics Part 1 (Of Mice and Daddy Issues)
Elevating the Discourse with Jonathan Crane
Artificial Intelligence Part 4 (Computerized Clergy)
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Elevating the Discourse with Seth Villegas (PhD Student)
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Elevating the Discourse with Matthew Groves (science and faith educator)
Space Part 5 (Home Sweet Mars)
Elevating the Discourse with Casey Bien-Aimé (Chaplain)
Space Part 4 (Space Junk in the Orbital Trunk)
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