Sausage Of Science

Dr. Rebecca Gibson, a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, shares her fascinating research on the history of corsets in this week’s episode. Dr. Gibson’s primary research examines changes in the skeletal structure of women who wore corsets between 1700-1900 CE. She also discusses her work exploring the romantic and sexual entanglements of AI and robotics in science-fiction. Follow Dr. Gibson on twitter @RGibsongirl and check out her author’s page at https://www.facebook.com/TheCorsetedSkeleton. Check out the paper and book referenced in the episode here: Article: “Effects of long term corseting on the female skeleton: a preliminary morphological examination” https://www.academia.edu/16410795/Effects_of_Long_Term_Corseting_on_the_Female_Skeleton_A_Preliminary_Morphological_Examination Book: “Desire in the Age of Robots and AI” https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030240165 Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiology

"We can talk about the good side of science, but what about the underbelly of science" This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Jon Marks, a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Marks discusses his path from genetic to anthropology, his passion for book reviews, and his research. They also discuss a few topics from his talk at Notre Dame on "the four myths of Darwinism". Tune in to find out more about the modern myths of science that you may encounter in your classrooms and research. To learn more about Dr. Marks website at: https://webpages.uncc.edu/~jmarks/. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email: howellsm@uncw.edu Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, Website:cdlynn.peo

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Alice Yao, an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. They discuss Dr. Yao's archaeological work exploring how genetic markers have been (mis)applied to assess the evolution of lactase persistence. This work has important implications for how lactase persistence is talked about in the current political climate. Contact Dr. Yao at ayao@uchicago.edu Or visit her website at: https://aliceyaoresearch.wordpress.com/ Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email: howellsm@uncw.edu Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, Website:cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email:cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Caroline Owens, Email: cowens8@emory.edu, Twitter: @careowens Theresa Gildn

In this episode of the Sausage of Science we explore issues surrounding mental health in academia with Dr. Rebecca Lester. Dr. Lester is interested in how people understand and experience existential distress, as well as the institutions and practices that arise to address this distress. Here she shares her insights for ways mentors can better support the well-being of graduate students. Follow Dr. Lester on twitter @psychanthro, visit her website at https://rebeccalester.com/, or email her at RJLESTER@WUSTL.EDU Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email: howellsm@uncw.edu Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, Website:cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email:cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Caroline Owens, Email: cowens8@emory.edu, Twitter: @careowens Theresa Gildner, Em

In this week’s episode Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón, an anthropological geneticist, discusses how she uses both ancient DNA and modern genomics tools to examine human population history in the Caribbean and Latin America. Dr. Nieves-Colón is affiliated with the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and works as Senior Scientist with Claret Bioscience in Santa Cruz, CA. Follow Dr. Nieves-Colón on twitter @mitopr or email her at mnievesc@asu.edu Check out the papers referenced in the episode here: Ancient DNA reconstructs the genetic legacies of pre-contact Puerto Rico communities - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/765685v1.abstract Genetic diversity in populations across Latin America: implications for population and medical genetic studies - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959437X18300935 Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc

Water pirates, stigma, and books to come- this episode has a little bit of everything. This episode is a special feature with Drs. Alex Brewis and Amber Wutich, both President’s Professors in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. We are fortunate to have them on to discuss the upcoming American Journal of Human Biology special feature on water insecurity. Drs. Brewis and Wutich discuss their paths to researching water, stigma, and becoming a writing/researching duo. Be sure to check out the latest AJHB issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15206300. Additionally, check out their latest book, "Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health" and check out their websites for their upcoming projects: http://amberwutich.org/ and http://alexbrewis.org/about-alex/. To get in touch with Dr. Brewis, send her an email at Alex.Brewis@asu.edu or follow her on twitter @brewis_alex. To get in touch with Dr. Wutich, send her an email at Amber.Wutich@asu.e

Dr. Caity Placek, an assistant professor of anthropology at Ball State University, gives us "something to chew on" with this week's episode! Dr. Placek talks about her origin story and her recent work in India examining tobacco use among women of reproductive age. To find out more about Dr. Placek's latest project, "Healthy Moms, Healthy Communities", check out the project's website: https://anthroimmersive.wixsite.com/ballstate. You can check out some of the photos Dr. Placek discusses on the Human Biology Association twitter page! The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email:

Chris and Cara chat with Dr. NIcky Hawley, an assistant professor of anthropology and epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Hawley's work focuses on the intergenerational transmission of chronic disease in Samoa, American Samoa, and South Africa. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about her work with the Genome-Wide Association Study of Adiposity in Samoa. Her interview sheds light on ethical considerations and the possibilities of political and community engagement within the sciences. To contact Dr. Hawley, check out her website with Yale https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/nicola_hawley/ or her page with the OLAGA Samoan study group at https://publichealth.yale.edu/olaga/ or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/YaleOlaga/. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Cont

The latest episode of the Sausage of Science Hackademics delves into the American Journal of Human Biology with the new editor, Dr. Bill Leonard. Dr. Leonard discusses his vision for the future of the journal, the reviewing process, and new plans for science communication. To learn more about AJHB, check out the journal website through Wiley at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15206300. To learn more about Dr. Leonard, listen to his first episode with us, SoS 16 at https://soundcloud.com/humanbiologyassociation/sos16-biocultural-implications-of-soviet-collapse-other-stories-with-bill-leonard-part-b, or his departmental website athttps://www.anthropology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/leonard.html. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biolog

Dr. Frank Marlowe passed away on September 25, 2019. Marlowe has had an immense impact on our field through both his work with the Hadza and his mentorship. In this episode, we honor him and celebrate his life and work by interviewing two of his former students, Dr. Alyssa Crittenden and Dr. Peter Gray. To learn more about Marlowe's legacy, see the archive organized by colleagues and family at https://frankmarlowearchive.com/, as well as the memorial published in Human Nature at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-019-09357-1. To learn more about Dr. Alyssa Crittenden, check out her webpage at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas: https://www.unlv.edu/people/alyssa-crittenden or follow her on twitter @an_crittenden. To learn more about Dr. Peter Gray, check out his webpage at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas: https://www.unlv.edu/people/peter-gray or follow him on twitter @peterbgray. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service F

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Jessica Hardin, an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at Rochester Institue of Technology. Dr. Hardin's work focuses on the intersection of medicine and religion shapes lived experiences of chronic illness. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about her work on religion and health in Samoa and the Samoan diaspora. Her latest book, "Faith and the Pursuit of Health: Cardiometabolic Disorders in Samoa" discusses this work in depth. To contact Dr. Hardin, check out her website with RIT https://www.rit.edu/directory/jahgss-jessica-hardin or her personal webpage http://jessica-hardin.com/about. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: w

This week on our next installment of Hackademics, we discuss pedagogical practices in higher education with Dr. Susan Blum. This episode delves into classroom practices to promote learning, from (un)grading to physical environments. Dr. Blum is Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame, whose research focuses on the big question, "What does the world look and feel like to people, and what are the factors that shaped those views?". Dr. Blum has also spent years reading and writing about learning and teaching practices, applying anthropological perspectives to the classroom. To learn more about her, check out her university webpage https://anthropology.nd.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-by-alpha/susan-blum/, send her Susan.Blum.24@nd.edu an email at afuentes@nd.edu, or follow her on Twitter @SusanDebraBlum. Additional resources to learn more about learning and teaching include the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching website at https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/ or the Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at ht

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. David Sloan Wilson, Distinguished Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Anthropology at SUNY Binghamton. Dr. Wilson is a prolific scholar and has written widely on topics including natural selection, the evolution of ecological communities, and human evolutionary biology. In this episode, he chats with Chris and Cara about his theoretical work, evolutionary studies outreach, and his approach to writing and research. To learn more about Dr. Wilson, check out his departmental website: https://www.binghamton.edu/biology/people/profile.html?id=dwilson, his profile for The Evolution Institue https://evolution-institute.org/profile/david-sloan-wilson/, and follow him on twitter @David_S_Wilson. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shake

This week on the Sausage of Science, we showcase our latest installment in our series, "Hackademics". We are so excited to be joined by Kate Wong, a science communication extraordinaire and journalist for Scientific American. Kate shares her journey with writing science for the public, as well as some of her favorite pieces so far. Additionally, she provides great advice for researchers interested in writing for broader audiences. To learn more about Kate, you can find her on Twitter @katewong or check out her stories with Scientific American at https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/kate-wong/. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBi

Dr. Napoleon Chagnon passed away on September 29 of this year. Chagnon has had an immense impact on our field through both his work and mentorship. Chagnon is well-known for his extensive work among the Yanomamo. In this episode, we honor him and celebrate his life and work by interviewing one of his long-time colleague, Dr. Raymond Hames. To learn more about Dr. Hames, check out his webpage at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln https://www.unl.edu/rhames/raymond-hames-professor-anthropology. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email: howellsm@uncw.edu Cara Ocobock, Websit

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Jennifer Cullin, a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington. At IU Bloomington, Jennifer's research focuses on fat bias and the relationship between statistical norms and cultural norms. During her first year as a graduate student, she co-authored, "What Do Anthropologists Mean When They Use the Term Biocultural?"Her dissertation research documents the obesity prevalence and externalizing and internalizing fat bias among two populations in Indiana. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about biocultural anthropology and the preliminary findings of her dissertation work. To contact Jennifer, send her an email at jcullin@indiana.edu or connect with her on Twitter @jennifermcullin. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed i

On this week's #Hackademics installment, Chris and Cara chat with Adam Johnson, a former UNCC lecturer and current graduate student at UT San Antonio. #Hacakdemics aims to bring to light under-discussed issues in academics; this week, we cover an increasingly common phenomenon: school shootings. In this episode, Adam shares his personal experience with a fatal shooting in his UNCC class. We are so grateful to Adam for sharing his time and his story with us. To learn more about Adam, check out his blog Anthropology365 at https://anthropology365.com/about/. To get in touch with him, follow him on Twitter @Anthropology365 or send him an email at adam.johnson2@utsa.edu.

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Tina Lasisi, a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Penn State University. At Penn State, Tina's research focuses on human evolution, variation in hair morphology and pigmentation, and social justice issues that intersect with her research. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about advancing the study of human variation in hair morphology, moving beyond racial categorizations of hair in forensic anthropology, and her future research goals. To contact Tina, send her an email at tpl5158@psu.edu or connect with her on Twitter or Instagram @TinaLasisi. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociat

C. Loring Brace passed away on September 7 of this year. Brace has had an immense impact on our field through both his work and mentorship. In this episode, we honor him and celebrate his life and work by interviewing one of his former students, Dr. Shelley Smith. This podcast features topics from Dr. Smith's article, "Single (sub)species then and now: An examination of the non- racial perspective of C. Loring Brace", published as part of the AJPA yearbook series. To learn more about Dr. Smith, check out her webpage at the University of Texas at Arlington https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/shelley-smith. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twit

Dr. Young is an internationally recognized expert on impostor syndrome. Her clients include such diverse organizations as Apple, Boeing, Merck, IBM, Intel, Facebook, Microsoft, Chrysler, BP, Blizzard Entertainment, Procter & Gamble, Merck, McDonald’s (Europe), Google, NASA, the USStates embassy in Canada, Society of Women Engineers,the National Cancer Institute, the Conference Board, and many more. Additionally, she’s spoken at over 85 colleges and universities including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, and Oxford. She also spoke at Cornell University Men of Color in STEM Symposium. Valerie is author of the award-winning book, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It (Random House) now available in six languages and her advice to both men and women has appeared in dozens of major media outlets from India to Brazil including BBC radio, CNN Money, Time, Newsweek, Science,the Daily Mai