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I wish I was a little bit taller: How body modification grew to include leg-lengthening
I wish I was a little bit taller: How body modification grew to include leg-lengthening
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12 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
A procedure that slowly lengthens a patient's legs and makes them taller has grown in popularity in recent years. Is it just the latest trend in a centuries-long effort to modify our bodies, or is technology pushing the pace of human physical evolution?
From tattoos and gauging to botox and surgeries, Rebecca Lester, a professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, explains that as long as we have recorded history, humans have been altering their appearance.
From tattoos and gauging to botox and surgeries, Rebecca Lester, a professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, explains that as long as we have recorded history, humans have been altering their appearance.
Released:
Jul 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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