TheOnion: Most Popular College Major By State https://www.theonion.com/most-popular-college-major-by-state-1850739757 #biologicalanthropology #scientificracism #pseudoscience #criminology #physiognomy #phrenology #psychology #education

It turns out it may be better to have (genetically) curly than straight hair (or no hair at all), 👩🏽‍🦱 especially under extreme heat and/or sun exposure - shows a recent study by
@TinaLasisi
et al. 🧬
Tightly curled hair came off best in their experiment than other hair types (bald head, straight hair, moderately curled hair) regarding minimising sweating and overheating.

#Anthropology #biologicalanthropology #QuantitativeBiology #ComputationalBiology

https://nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/curly-hair-evolutionary-advantage-brain-protect

“Ancient DNA unveils disparate fates of Ice Age hunter-gatherers in Europe” #Anthropology #BiologicalAnthropology #PaleoAnthropology #Archaeology

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-ice-age-hunter-gatherers-europe

Time for an #introduction!
I spend most of my time thinking about #MicrobialEcology and #BiologicalAnthropology. My research looks at how the gut #microbiome mediates interactions between the environment and #health in humans and #primates.
I'm interested in #microbes #parasites, the #exposome, #cardiovascularhealth, #ecology, #evolution, and #bioinformatics.

Similarly, #PhysicalAnthropology has recently become more popularly known as #BiologicalAnthropology, both of which are alternate terms for the same child field of the parent discipline of #anthropology. 'Physical anthropology' takes its name from 1a) the field's object of study, i.e. *physical* variation within and between communities. Meanwhile, 'biological anthropology' takes its name from 3a) the field's causal model of *biological* processes, e.g. genetics, osteology, odontology, etc.

A fossil that really flies under the radar: STS 14. Early evidence of bipedalism in Australopithecus africanus that does not get enough love. #FossilFriday #Paleoanthropology #Hominins #BiologicalAnthropology

RT @StaceyTecot
WE'RE HIRING! Tenure-track Assistant Professor in #BiologicalAnthropology at @uarizona. Seeking evolutionary perspective on impacts of variable and changing environments on human & non-human primate health and well-being. Due 12/9/2022! Please share! https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/12491?c=arizona

RT @JNRutherford
JOB ALERT: tenure-track Assistant Professor in #BiologicalAnthropology at the University of Arizona. Seeking evolutionary perspective on impacts of variable and changing environments on human & non-human primate health and well-being. Due 12/9/2022! https://arizona.csod.com/ui/internal-career-site/app/job-details/12491

Read the new Monson, Weitz, Brasil, and Hlusko paper in PNAS this morning.
Demonstrates that prenatal growth rates correlate with endocranial volumes and dental dimensions in extant cercopithecoids, meaning that dental development can be used to estimate hominin prenatal growth rates and neural development. Awesome!

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2200689119

#hominin #paleoanthropology #development #biologicalanthropology

Biological Anthropologist Answers Love Questions From Twitter ❤️ | Tech Support | WIRED #anthropology #love #BiologicalAnthropology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DYgImG1CKo