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May 1, 2023

The Shocking Truth About Art's Capability to Transform Life Itself

Checkout this short about Art's ability to transform life from Shepherd Siegel and Adam Gamwell on This Anthro Life @thisanthrolife. #shorts

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April 19, 2023

Embodied Robotics and the Future of Humanity with Lora Koycheva

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/this-anthro-life-173-robots-lora-koycheva When we think of robots, we tend to think of things like R2-D2, the Terminator skeleton, or a piece of machinery that automates the construction of goods in an assembly line. But that’s not all there is to robots — something anthropologist and roboticist entrepreneur Lora Koycheva understands…

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April 17, 2023

Robots as Infrastructure: Anthropology, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Innovation with Lora Koycheva

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/173-cyberphysicalsystems-lorakoycheva When we think of robots, we tend to think of things like R2-D2, the Terminator skeleton, or a piece of machinery that automates the construction of goods in an assembly line. But that’s not all there is to robots — something anthropologist and roboticist entrepreneur Lora Koycheva understands…

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April 5, 2023

On Finding Awe and Being a Human in the Cosmos with Sasha Sagan

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/172-ritual-sashasagan The COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us individually and as a global cohort to reassess how and why we live the ways that we do and what really matters to us. Through the pandemic, we may have also felt moments of awe at the natural world and questioned…

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March 21, 2023

Designing Resilience - Behavioral Science Meets Humanitarian Action with Britt Titus

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/171-designing-resilience-britt-titus How to Build a More Resilient World The COVID-19 pandemic leveled the playing field between those who have the privilege to avoid or mitigate disasters and those who don’t. But the pandemic is just one of many ongoing challenges and crises that people are and have been facing…

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March 7, 2023

Creating Anthropologists on the Public Stage with Elizabeth Briody & Phil Surles

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/tal170anthrosonthepublicstage 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 their public presence and impact. Adam, Elizabeth, and Phil reflect…

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Feb. 9, 2023

Creating a bike friendly town with Michael Wesch

A clip from Module 5 Increase Public Awareness of Anthropologists on the Public Stage. A free self-paced video course for social and human scientists who want to increase their public impact and influence.

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Feb. 4, 2023

How to Keep Brands Human in the 21st Century - with Matt Johnson

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/this-anthro-life-episode-168-branding-me Consumers today find brands through many online sources, including search engines and social media. And with the rise of hyper-personalized ads, consumers are constantly being bombarded with brands that seem to speak to their needs and interests. Given such a landscape, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that brands need…

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Jan. 13, 2023

Why the World Needs Tricksters with Shepherd Siegel

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/tal170-why-we-need-tricksters Indigenous cultures around the world have a trickster god or figure in their mythos. For example, the Pacific Northwest Native Americans have the Raven, a selfish, hungry, and mischievous figure who transforms the world. Stories tell how the Raven brought out the sun, moon, and stars to light…

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Dec. 8, 2022

Designing the Future of Global, Remote Work with Fredrik Thomassen

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/tal167-fredrik-thomassen Show Notes Building a New Labor Market for Global Design Talent with Fredrik Thomassen More and more businesses are switching to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But one startup was ahead of the curve, having been 100% remote since its inception in 2016. That startup is Superside,…

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Dec. 6, 2022

Connect with the Media coming Dec 8! Anthropologists on the Public Stage Module 2

Anthropologists on the Stage Module 2 launches Dec 8th, 2022! Log in or Register here: https://aotps.productdyno.com Learn more: https://anthrocurious.com/pub What will we explore in Mod 2 Connect with the Media? learn about the local media (e.g., newspaper, news stations), build relationships with media professionals discover the best ways of writing…

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Nov. 3, 2022

How Tech can Democratize Scientific Knowledge with Eric Olson

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/this-anthro-life-166-eric-olson The vast majority of published scientific literature and new research is hidden behind paywalls. Worse, what few accessible papers available online are oftentimes written in jargon, i.e., specialist language that can alienate non-expert readers. Combined, these two issues make it difficult for researchers, scientists, and even entrepreneurs to…

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Oct. 26, 2022

How Humans Learned to See the Future with Byron Reese

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/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…

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July 26, 2022

Growing Roots as a National Cultural Anthropologist with Ashley Meredith

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/ashley-meredith-final Ashely Meredith serves as the National Cultural Anthropologist and Deputy National Historic Preservation Officer for the Federated States of Micronesia. Micronesia is a sovereign island country in Oceania situated north east of Australia and Papua New guinea. consists of 600 islands covering a massive area of around 1…

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May 11, 2022

The Fight to Save Cultural Memory with Charles Henry

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/charles-henry-episode-final Interdependence is the idea that the wellbeing of our world and for our physical and emotional selves depends on those around us, yet when we find ourselves up against a challenge bigger than ourselves, our sense of interdependence becomes stronger. When we move that scale even larger (i.e.…

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March 23, 2022

On Being Heard and Learning to Listen with Nethra Samarawickrema

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/on-being-heard-and-learning-to-listen-wi When we think about social science and social scientists working out in the world, we tend to jump to the science part, you know jobs that focus on research - consumer research, user experience research, or qualitative studies for non-profits. But if you have any experience with therapy,…

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March 10, 2022

Bitcoin and the Cryptocurrency Revolution with Mick Morucci

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/tal-162-bitcoin-with-mick-morucci If you’re alive in 2022 you’ve probably also heard of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency or the blockchain. Whether you’re an active trader, just dabble, or think you’d never touch the stuff, cryptocurrency raises a fascinating challenge to the question of what is money? And how can technology fundamentally reshape…

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Jan. 18, 2022

Deep Storytelling: Bicultural History and Fiction with Andrew Rowen

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/tal-160-deep-storytelling-andrew-rowen It's a common truism that history is often written by the victors, but it is equally true that the actual story is more complicated. One of the most poignant examples of this is the "discovery" of the new world by Christopher Columbus. So today I am super excited…

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Dec. 15, 2021

Build Better Worlds: Anthropology for Game Design, Film and Writing

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/build-better-worlds-final Have you wondered why fantasy stories mostly are just copies of Medieval Europe? Why pop culture has been so obsessed with zombies? Or why Black Panther and the Falcon and the Winter Soldier seemed to hit the right chord at the right time for American conversations on race?…

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Dec. 2, 2021

Being a Human: Adventures in 40,000 Years of Consciousness with Charles Foster

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15428935/162-being-a-human-final-mixdown 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…

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Nov. 15, 2021

Podcasting and the Other Side of Storytelling - Reflecting on TAL's 8th Birthday

This Anthro Life turned 8 years old in October 2021. That's a long time for a podcast. When recently invited to share what I've been working on for a newsletter, TAL's 8th birthday got me thinking about what I've learned working betwee

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March 7, 2016

How to Prepare Mate

Join Guilherme Heiden and Adam Gamwell for a demonstration on how to prepare mate. Check out the podcast episode Mate: The Drink Beyond a Drink on thisanthrolife.com

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