# articles book (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover articles book. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dr. Christiane Baigent – How do bodies decompose at high altitude? Colorado Mesa University's FIRS body farm](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-christiane-baigent-how-do-bodies-decompose-at-high-altitude-colorado-mesa-universitys-firs-body-farm) _2026-07-29 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Christiane Baigent of Colorado Mesa University runs the Forensic Investigation Resource Station (FIRS), which is the highest body farm in the world. We talk about how bodies decompose at high altitude and how it can differ from decomp at lower altitude. Dr. Baigent also shares some of the behind-the-scenes of running a body farm. Recommendations Dr. Baigent's faculty profile at Colorado Mesa… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Baigent_0726_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Raquel Fleskes – Using Ancient DNA to interpret historical sites](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-raquel-fleskes-using-ancient-dna-to-interpret-historical-sites) _2026-06-30 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Raquel Fleskes of Dartmouth joins the show to talk about her work using ancient DNA to uncover the past in the Tidewater and South Carolina. Most people think about ancient DNA being used for, well, ancient skeletons, but ancient DNA can also be used in more recent contexts to illuminate the near past. We also chatted about ways to make ancient DNA work more accessible to descendent… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Fleskes_0626_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Andrew Best – Why do humans sweat?](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-andrew-best-why-do-humans-sweat) _2026-05-29 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Andrew Best of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts joined the show to talk about sweat -- what it is, when we do it, how we vary, and why it makes humans different from most other animals. Recommendations Dr. Best's faculty profile at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Dr. Best Google scholar profile My Sport Science from Asker Jeukendrup (website) Asker Jeukendrup (instagram)… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Best_0526_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Ron Romano - Decoding cemeteries: A historian's guide to death symbolism, power structures, and tech in early American burial grounds](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/decoding-cemeteries-a-historians-guide-to-death-symbolism-power-structures-and-tech-in-early-american-burial-grounds) _2026-04-22 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Ron Romano of Spirits Alive (a non-profit dedicated to preserving Eastern Cemetery and its history) joins the show to talk about gravestone symbolism, mortuary practices, cemetery organization and social status, and the evolution of gravestone creation in Eastern Cemetery of Portland, ME. Cemeteries reveal a lot about the people who made them -- how they think about death, life, and religion;… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Romano_mixdown_v2.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Wakefield & Dr. Neidich – Death in early New York mental health institutions](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-wakefield-dr-niedich-death-in-early-new-york-mental-health-institutions) _2026-03-25 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Wakefield (Northeast College) and Dr. Neidich (University of Missouri) joined the show to discuss their research on death in early New York mental health institutions and how it differed from the populations around them. Along the way, we talk about the history of mental health institutions in the United States and how differences in the amount and causes of death can illuminate what we care… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Niedich_Wakefield_0226_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Brian Villmoare – Using teeth to help fill in the blanks of human evolution](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-brian-villmoare-using-teeth-to-help-fill-in-the-blanks-of-human-evolution) _2026-01-29 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Brian Villmoare of the University of Nevada - Las Vegas shares how his team found teeth in Ethiopia and what those teeth might mean in terms of who was around when in the evolutionary record. Recommendations Dr. Villmoare's University of Nevada - Las Vegas staff profile Dr. Villmoare's Human Paleontology Lab Villmoare, B., Delezene, L.K., Rector, A.L. et al. New discoveries of Australopithecus… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Villmoare_0126_mixdown_v2.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Keri Porter – What can head trauma tell us about violence in an emerging Bronze Age city? Plus: How to apply for grad school](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/keri-porter-what-can-head-trauma-tell-us-about-violence-in-an-emerging-bronze-age-city-plus-how-to-apply-for-grad-school) _2025-12-31 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Keri Porter, a PhD candidate at Notre Dame University, joins the show to discuss their research on patterns of violence in a Bronze Age urban center in the Southern Levant. They focus on cranial trauma and what it can reveal about humans attempting to live together along with what it might reveal about who suffers violence. They also share some excellent recommendations for how to think about grad… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Porter_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón and Jaime Zolik, MA – Working with Ancient DNA and descendent communities in Peru](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-maria-nieves-coln-and-jaime-zolik-ma-working-with-ancient-dna-and-descendent-communities-in-peru) _2025-12-03 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Maria Nieves-Cólon and Jamie Zolik join the show to discuss their ancient DNA research in San Luis de Cañete and what it can reveal about the historical population of the town specifically and the African diaspora in South America generally. They share some of the exciting ways they've forged a partnership with the community in order to carry out the work as ethically as possible.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_NievesZolik_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [Dr. Eric Shattuck – How do humans act when we get sick and why?](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-eric-shattuck-how-do-humans-act-when-we-get-sick-and-why) _2025-10-29 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Dr. Eric Shattuck of Florida State University joins the show to discuss his research on sickness behavior. He wants to know how humans tend to act when they get sick and why they act that way. Recommendations Dr. Shattuck's faculty page at FSU Dr. Shattuck's personal web page Social Health and Immunology Research (SHIRE) Lab page Dr. Shattuck's Google Scholar profile Shattuck, E.C. and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_Shattuck_1025_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989) ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/u5Q7dMxB88ZT) _2025-10-29 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Dr. Erin Blankenship-Sefczek – How does developmental stress affect dental morphology?](https://anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com/dr-erin-blankenship-sefczek-how-does-developmental-stress-affect-dental-morphology) _2025-09-25 · AnthroBiology Podcast_ Summary Dr. Erin Blankenship-Sefczek of Creighton University joins the show to discuss her research examining the connection between developmental stress and accessory cusps in teeth. Her work focuses on the placement and appearance of extra cusps that occur with greater frequency among individuals who have suffered stress during key developmental periods in their lives. Recommendations Dr.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anthrobiologypodcast/ABP_BlankenshipSefczek_0925_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1761989)