
On the Craft of Writing w/ Dr. Anita Hannig
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of This Anthro Life, Adam and Ryan talk with ...
17 Maj 201712min

Free Think 6 – Who Are the 13,000?
FreeThink 6 – Who Are the 13,000?In this week’s Free Think, Adam and Ryan introduce a new member of our team, Matt Artz, who will be leading a new project to study and research you! We hit 13,000 subs...
12 Maj 201716min

Dating your Ancestors is Complicated: The Strange Case of Homo Naledi
On this episode, Adam and Ryan dive into the complexities of our ever evolving human family. How we understand our ancient ancestors, cousins, and ape family has the potential to impact our understa...
26 Apr 201731min

Culinary Catalysts and Scientific Shifts: Peruvian Quinoa in the Age of Genetics and Gastronomy
This episode of This Anthropological Life presents a little differently from our normal episodes. The Society for Applied Anthropology generously allowed us to release the audio from Adam’s presentati...
19 Apr 201735min

FreeThink 5: Finding Balance in the Midst of Burnout
Freethink #5: Finding Balance in the midst of BurnoutIn this week’s free think Ryan and Adam talk burning out and finding balance. They reflect on their travels to conferences for the Society for Appl...
12 Apr 201731min

The Power of Vulnerability Revisited
This episode focuses on a conversation between Adam and Amy about a TEDtalk titled The Power of Vulnerability presented by Brené Brown. In this video, Brown breaks down the “wholehearted individual” o...
22 Mars 201755min

FreeThink #4: On Art, Creativity, and Bringing Awe back to Anthropology
As you may have noticed, TAL has been on a bit of a break from releasing new episodes. But, the good news is that we have not been idle. The other night when Ryan and Adam were out and about they got ...
15 Mars 201738min

Investigating the Untethered Journey between Psychedelic Science, Medicine, and Drug Scheduling with Hamilton Morris
Psychedelia is the culture and experiences of psychedelic substances. Where did all the research on psychedelic drugs go? Could psychedelics be used in psychotherapy? How are hallucinogenic drugs used...
15 Feb 201735min


















