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Dr. Stephanie Levy - Cold Adaptation

Dr. Stephanie Levy - Cold Adaptation

FromAnthroBiology Podcast


Dr. Stephanie Levy - Cold Adaptation

FromAnthroBiology Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Levy talks about cold adaption in ancient and modern populations. She explains the three-part system that helps keep us warm: cultural adaptions, short-term changes in the body, and evolutionary changes to the body's structures. Along the way, we discuss Bergmann's Rule and Allen's Rule. Both help to explain why groups living in certain climates have the proportions they do. Dr. Levy also shares her innovative methodology to help measure brown fat deposits that aid in non-shivering thermogenesis.
Released:
Feb 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (49)

The AnthroBiology Podcast sits down with biological anthropologists once or twice a month to learn about what they do and why it's rad. Want to know more about our evolutionary past? Or what your bones say about you? Maybe chimps are more your speed? If it's anthropology and it's about humans, we'll cover it. Learn more at anthrobiology.com