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Evolutionarily Speaking w/ Herman Pontzer
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
How does our evolutionary history shape our current world? What's up with sexy jawlines? Will being quarantined while staring at computer screens all day change how humans look? In this episode Shane talks with returned guest Herman Pontzer, who is a Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University.You can learn more about Pontzer's work at https://evolutionaryanthropology.duke.edu/people/herman-pontzerThank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.????? ???? ?? ???:Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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