Monthly Archives: January 2019

Running for Science:Science for Running – Episode 3, Hips Don’t Lie (Anna Warrener)

No part of human skeletal anatomy is more central to our understanding of human bipedal locomotion-and it’s distinction from ape patterns of locomotion-than the pelvis. On this week’s episode I talk with Dr. Anna Warrener (CU-Denver), who has done amazing … Continue reading

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Running for Science: Science for Running – Episode 2, From Our Feet Up (Cody Prang)

Episode 2 of “Running for Science:Science for Running” is live! This episode, “From Our Feet Up,” features Cody Prang, a doctoral student at NYU. Cody’s doctoral research focuses on the evolution of the human foot, lower limb, and biomechanics of … Continue reading

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Running for Science: Science for Running – Episode 1, You Have to Walk Before You Can Run (Jeremy DeSilva)

Happy to release episode 1 of “Running for Science: Science for Running.” This episode – You have to walk before you can run – features Dartmouth anthropologist, Jeremy DeSilva. Jerry is a good friend I have known since graduate school, … Continue reading

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Three papers: January 13-19, 2019

Three papers that caught my attention this week in the world of human evolution: * “Limits of long-term selection against Neandertal introgression.” Petr Martin, Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, and Benjamin Vernot It is now well-established the early “modern” humans (that … Continue reading

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The beginning of the journey: Training update, January 18

I will be posting weekly updates throughout my marathon training/podcast production process. These updates are intended to add some personal/narrative components alongside the scientific conversations featured on the podcast. This first update is a bit extended, as it really covers … Continue reading

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Running for Science: Science for Running – A podcast series and fundraising drive

I hinted in my post earlier this month that I had a number of exciting projects upcoming. One of them, I am proud to more formally announce today, and will go live next week. Introducing… Running for Science: Science for … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Maps: Ancient DNA and Ancient Hominins

A while back Chris Stringer linked to a wonderful interactive map on twitter. Still being updated, a great resource by ⁦@nickyrozenblatt⁩ mapping published ancient genomes + sources https://t.co/WFCZRNOw8O — Chris Stringer (@ChrisStringer65) December 12, 2018 The map, put together by … Continue reading

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New year, New Projects, Back to Blogging!

I am not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I do welcome opportunities, arbitrary or not, to pause, reflect, and change direction. With the arrival of 2019, I am ready to jump back into the blogging world. This … Continue reading

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