Swigs of Science

Swigs of Science - Episode 3, Mary Shirley Mitchell

Swigs of Science is the podcast where we drink and talk about science, perfect for those who love either.This week's episode is a midsummer role reversal with your podcast host as the guest being interviewed by her BFF, Dave Franco. Mary is usually the host of Swigs of Science and is a current Ph.D. student at Colorado State University studying the bicondylar angle. You can find out more about her work here:https://anthgr.colostate.edu/people/marysm/Dave Franco is a jack of all trades videographer and storyteller who has worked on documentaries, news packages, feature films, and music videos. He also wrote our show music. You can find more about his work here: http://davefran.co/Show note: I have never met either Tim White or Lee Berger. My opinions are based on what I know of their research and their reputations in the public. I would welcome either of them on the show should they ever be inclined.

Swigs of Science - Episode 2, Mica Glantz

Swigs of Science is the podcast where we drink and talk about science, perfect for those who love either.Today on the podcast we speak with Dr. Michelle (Mica) Glantz, paleoanthropologist and Neanderthal expert from Colorado State University. You can find out more about Mica's work here https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/mglantz/Note: There are curse words in this episode.Correction from Dr. Glantz:"In my interview, I made the erroneous statement that pig hyoids look like Neandertal hyoids, which also look like modern human hyoids in order to suggest that hyoid morphologies do not tell you much about language abilities.  I got this argument a little wrong.  Please check the citations below.  According to Frayer, there are morphological differences when suid hyoids are compared to modern human and Neandertal hyoids.  And Frayer argues that the similarities between Neandertal and modern human hyoids and how these are different from ape hyoids reveal that the hyoid tells you something about sound production.  I believe language abilities are more about the brain and less about phoneme production, as we know that modern human languages differ in number of phonemes but still all serve the same function equally well.  So, I would still submit that hyoid morphology is less important than other evidence.  And I have always maintained that Neandertals had language abilities.  Wanted to get Frayer's argument right though!"Frayer, D. W. (2019). Neandertals and the black swan. PaleoAnthropology, 2019, 350-361.Frayer, D. W. (2017). Talking Hyoids and Talking Neanderthals. Human Paleontology and Prehistory, 233-237.Podcast hosted and edited by Mary Shirley Mitchell: SwigsofScience@gmail.com. Music by Dave Franco: dave@davefran.co. Follow us on Instagram @SwigsofScience.

Swigs of Science - Episode 1, Andrew Du

Swigs of Science is the podcast where we drink and talk about science, perfect for those who love either.Andrew Du is a paleoanthropologist and Assistant Professor at Colorado State University who got his Ph.D. from The George Washington University in 2017. You can find out more about his work here: https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/people/adu/Podcast hosted and edited by Mary Shirley Mitchell: SwigsofScience@gmail.com. Music by Dave Franco: dave@davefran.co. Follow us on Instagram @SwigsofScience.