Education Episodes

Focus on the evolving nature of education and learning, examining innovative approaches that empower individuals and organizations to thrive in a changing world.
Building Inclusive Universities: Lessons from Shaun Carver
Sept. 5, 2024

Building Inclusive Universities: Lessons from Shaun Carver

Join us in this dynamic episode of This Anthro Life as we sit down with Shaun Carver, CEO of International House at UC Berkeley, to explore the art of building inclusive and vibrant campus communities.

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Neuroplasticity: Transforming Learning Methods with Wynford Dore
June 20, 2024

Neuroplasticity: Transforming Learning Methods with Wynford Dore

Join us on This Anthro Life podcast for an enlightening conversation with Wynford Dore, a pioneering researcher in neuroplasticity. I'm Adam, your host, and in this episode, we explore Wynford's transformative journey, driven by a personal family...

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Wisdom from the Edge: Writing Ethnography in Turbulent Times With Paul Stoller
Nov. 1, 2023

Wisdom from the Edge: Writing Ethnography in Turbulent Times With Pau…

In this episode of This Anthro Life, I am joined by cultural anthropologist and author Paul Stoller. Paul shares his extensive fieldwork experiences among the Songhai people in Niger and Mali, as well as West African migrants in New York City. Through his research on magic, sorcery, and spirit poss…

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Exploring Pedagogy and Teaching for a Post-Racist Imagination
Aug. 11, 2023

Exploring Pedagogy and Teaching for a Post-Racist Imagination

In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell talks with Janine de Novais about her new publication on Brave Community and teaching for a post-racist imagination.They explore the concept of "grounding for learning" as a method to enhance and sustain empathy to facilitate effective learni…

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This Anthro Life 2023 trailer
May 26, 2023

This Anthro Life 2023 trailer

Just a little trailer for 2023 new listeners to This Anthro Life!Learn more about the podcast here: https://thisanthrolife.org

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Creating Anthropologists on the Public Stage with Elizabeth Briody & Phil Surles
March 7, 2023

Creating Anthropologists on the Public Stage with Elizabeth Briody & …

In today’s episode of This Anthro Life, anthropologists Elizabeth Briody and Phil Surles join host Adam Gamwell to discuss their latest project: Anthropologists on the Public Stage, a self-paced video course for social scientists who want to increase...

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How Humans Learned to See the Future with Byron Reese
Oct. 26, 2022

How Humans Learned to See the Future with Byron Reese

What makes the human mind unique? How do we know there’s a future, and how do we recall the past? In this episode of This Anthro Life, Byron Reese, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and author of “Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future--and Shape It,” discusses t…

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Being a Human: Adventures in 40,000 Years of Consciousness with Charles Foster
Dec. 2, 2021

Being a Human: Adventures in 40,000 Years of Consciousness with Charl…

Charles Foster set out to answer one of the most perplexing questions of all - what sort of creatures are we humans? - in one of the most unique ways possible: immersing himself in experiences that evoke three central epochs in the development of consciousness - the upper Paleolithic, around 40k ye…

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Learning Forensics, Applying Anthropology with Gabriella Campbell
Nov. 9, 2021

Learning Forensics, Applying Anthropology with Gabriella Campbell

It's not everyday I get to talk with other anthropology podcasters, and even more infrequently that I get to talk with undergraduate anthropology podcasters. I'm joined on the show today by Gabriella Campbell, Gabriella is a senior at University of California Santa Barbara where she focuses on fore…

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Happiness and the Good Life According to the Aztecs w/ Dr. Ryan Collins
Dec. 31, 2019

Happiness and the Good Life According to the Aztecs w/ Dr. Ryan Colli…

A happy New Years! Enjoy this mini-episode with Adam and Dr. Ryan Collins exploring happiness and the good life according the Aztecs. New Years is a great time to reflect on where we've been, where we're going, and what's it ...

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Robots, Science Fiction, and the Anthropological Imagination: a Guest Podcast TAL's Adam Gamwell on Trending in Education
Dec. 16, 2019

Robots, Science Fiction, and the Anthropological Imagination: a Guest…

Special guest podcast! - Adam Gamwell guests on Trending in Education with Mike Palmer. For this week’s extra, Mike is joined by Design Anthropologist and Podcaster, Dr Adam Gamwell, to explore how robots, science fiction, ...

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Why More Security Never Feels Like Enough, by Astrid Countee: Storyslamming Anthropology Series #3
Nov. 18, 2019

Why More Security Never Feels Like Enough, by Astrid Countee: Storysl…

Why More Security Never Feels like Enough Storyslamming Anthropology Series, Story 3. Written and Performed by Astrid Countee In recent years, the terms Public and Anthropology have been paired with more frequency. Yet, what ...

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GUEST PODCAST: AnthroDish 49: Exploring Quinoa Production through Design Anthropology with Dr. Adam Gamwell
July 22, 2019

GUEST PODCAST: AnthroDish 49: Exploring Quinoa Production through Des…

For this episode, we're doing something a little different. I'll be your guest. I got interviewed by the wonderful Sarah Dunigan on her podcast Anthro Dish, a weekly podcast about food identity and culture about design anthro...

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EPIC 2019: Agency in the Digital Age with Julia Haines and Lisa diCarlo
May 21, 2019

EPIC 2019: Agency in the Digital Age with Julia Haines and Lisa diCar…

Welcome to This Anthro Life x EPIC 2019. This is the first episode in our 2019 collaboration with the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Community or EPIC. EPIC is a professional organization that brings together ethnographers a...

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How to Think like an Ethnographer with Jay Hasbrouck
May 14, 2019

How to Think like an Ethnographer with Jay Hasbrouck

Adam sits down (in a cafe, so this is live, people) with Jay Hasbrouck, Founder and Principal of Filament Insight and Innovation and author of Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to Mindset , a how-to guide for anyone looking ...

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Brave Community: Teaching Race in the American Classroom w/ Janine de Novais
Feb. 14, 2018

Brave Community: Teaching Race in the American Classroom w/ Janine de…

Welcome listeners to the second installment of our Diversity and Inclusion crossover series , bringing together This Anthro Life with Brandeis University. For those of you who are new to the show, This Anthro Life (TAL) was l...

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Diversity + Inclusion in Higher Education, part 1
Jan. 15, 2018

Diversity + Inclusion in Higher Education, part 1

Welcome listeners to the first installment of our Diversity and Inclusion crossover series, bringing together This Anthro Life with Brandeis University. For those of you who are new to the show, This Anthro Life (TAL) was lau...

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Fall for This Anthro Life: Back in Action, New Content, and our Patreon Campaign
Sept. 27, 2017

Fall for This Anthro Life: Back in Action, New Content, and our Patre…

Hey Listeners! Adam and Ryan are back from their brief summer hiatus (a time filled with fieldwork, dissertation writing, and travels abound) with new content, a fresh Patreon campaign, lined up interviews, an upcoming limite...

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The Stories Bones Tell w/ Kristina Killgrove
June 28, 2017

The Stories Bones Tell w/ Kristina Killgrove

This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog crossover series. While thinking together as two anthropological productions that exist for multiple kinds of audiences and publi...

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Anthropology + Science Journalism = A New Genre? w/ Daniel Salas of SAPIENS
June 21, 2017

Anthropology + Science Journalism = A New Genre? w/ Daniel Salas of S…

This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog crossover series. While thinking together as two anthropological productions that exist for multiple kinds of audiences and publi...

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Anthropology has Always been Out There w/ Ed Liebow and Leslie Walker of the AAA
June 14, 2017

Anthropology has Always been Out There w/ Ed Liebow and Leslie Walker…

In the second conversation of the TAL + SM crossover series, Ryan and Adam were joined by AAA Executive Director Ed Liebow and Program Manager for Educational Outreach Leslie Walker . They explored the work of the AAA, the ch...

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Writing “in my Culture” w/ Zoe Wool and Alex Golub of Savage Minds
June 7, 2017

Writing “in my Culture” w/ Zoe Wool and Alex Golub of Savage Minds

This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog crossover series. While thinking together as two anthropological productions that exist for multiple kinds of audiences and publi...

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Visual Anthropology Revisited, pt 2
June 2, 2017

Visual Anthropology Revisited, pt 2

We like to bring you some of our favorite conversations from our catalogue as we think about new ways to explore the topic. This week we’re bringing you our Visual Anthropology conversation split into two, digestible parts, s...

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Visual Anthropology Revisited, pt 1
May 31, 2017

Visual Anthropology Revisited, pt 1

We like to bring you some of our favorite conversations from our catalogue as we think about new ways to explore the topic. This week we’re bringing you our Visual Anthropology conversation split into two, digestible parts. P...

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