An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

John Lehr

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. read less
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Episode 50: “Borderlines: Seems Like We’ve Already Lost Our Minds”
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Episode 50: “Borderlines: Seems Like We’ve Already Lost Our Minds”
The Two Humans push their love over the borderline to find out what’s going on with borders.   Episode 50: “Borderlines: Seems Like We’ve Already Lost Our Minds” An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Aguirre, Jr., Adalberto and Jennifer Simmers 2009 Mexican Border Crossers: The Mexican Body in Immigration Discourse. Social Justice, 2008-2009, Vol. 35, No. 4 (114), Migrant Labor and Contested Public Space (2008-09), pp. 99-106.   Barrera, Mario 1979 Race and Class in the Southwest: A Theory of Racial Inequality. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN.   Benton-Cohen, Katherine 2009 Borderline Americans: Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.   Cauchi, E. D. 2023 Mexican Drug Cartels Pay Americans to Smuggle Weapons across the Border, Intelligence Documents Show. CBS News, September 18, 2023, www.cbsnews.com/news /mexican-drug-cartels-american-weapons-smuggled-across-border/.   Deverell, William 2004 Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.   Ebright, Malcolm 2008 Land Grants & Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico. Center for Land Grant Studies Press, Santa Fe, NM.   Ferraro, Gary and Susan Andreatta 2012 Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective, Ninth Edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.   Grassiani, Erella and Michiel Swinkels 2014 Introduction: Engaging with Borders. Etnofoor, 2014, Vol. 26, No. 1, Borders (2014) pp. 7-12.   Love, Mindi C. 2006 Johnson County, Kansas: A Pictorial History, 1825-2005. Johnson County Museum, Shawnee, KS.   Luna-Firebaugh, Eileen M.  2002 The Border Crossed Us: Border Crossing Issues of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. Wicazo Sa Review, Spring 2002, Vol. 17, No. 1, Sovereignty and Governance (Spring 2002), pp. 159-181.   Massey, Douglas S. 2016 The Mexico-U.S. Border in the American Imagination. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, June 2016, Vol. 160, No. 2 (June 2016), pp. 160-177.   National Humanities Center 2024 Declaration of Independence. National Humanities Center (website), americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/rebellion/text8/decindep.pdf.   Resendez, Andres 2004 Changing National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.   Shoichet, Catherine E. 2024 At 91, He’s One of the Last Surviving Participants in a US Program Described as ‘Legalized Slavery.’ CNN, May 22, 2024, www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/travel/ braceros-landmark-texas-rio-vista-cec/index.html.   St. John, Rachel 2011 Line in the Sand: A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border. Princeton University Press, Princeton, PA.   Tarlton Law Library 2024 Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836). Tarlton Law Library (website), tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/republic-texas-1836/introduction.   United States Drug Enforcement Agency 2024 Facts about Fentanyl. United States Drug Enforcement Administration (website), www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl.   University of Texas Arlington 2024 Taos Revolt. A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War (website), libraries.uta.edu/usmexicowar/topic/taos-revolt.   Volle, Adam 2024 Globalization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/money/ globalization.   Weber, David J. 1982 The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846: The American Southwest under Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.   Wilson, Thomas M. 2024 Borders, Boundaries, Frontiers. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada.   Wilson, Thomas M. and Hastings Donnan 1998 Nation, State, and Identity at International Frontiers. Border Identities: Nation and State at International Frontiers (ed. Thomas M. Wilson and Hastings Donnan), Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Episode 49: “WTF with ESP? Is it QED or BFD?”
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Episode 49: “WTF with ESP? Is it QED or BFD?”
I see you listening to a podcast… I sense you are going to like this one…The Two Humans clear their minds and project their thoughts about extrasensory perception.  Episode 49: “WTF with ESP? Is it QED or BFD?” An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Resources:   Carey, Benedict 2011 Journal’s Paper on ESP Expected to Prompt Outrage. The New York Times, January 5, 2011, www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/science/06esp.html#:~:text= One%20of%20psychology%27s%20most%20respected,it%20is%20already%20mortifying%20scientists.   Brankovic, Marija 2019 Who Believes in ESP: Cognitive and Motivational Determinants of the Belief in Extra-Sensory Perception. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 2019 February; 15(1), pp. 120-139.   Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia 2007 Crystal Gazing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, October 10, 2007, www.britannica.com/topic/crystal-gazing.   Eysenck, Michael and David Groome 2019 Extra-Sensory Perception. The Psychology of the Paranormal (ed. David Groome, Michael Eysenck, and Robin Law). Routledge, Abingdon, UK.   Getty Research Institute 2024 Through the Obsidian Mirror. The Getty Research Institute (website), www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/obsidian_mirror/through_the_mirror.html.   Haseltine, Eric 2015 Telekinesis (Making Things Move with Your Mind) Is Possible. Psychology Today, September 26, 2015, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/long-fuse-big-bang/201509/telekinesis-making-things-move-your-mind-is-possible. History.com Editors 2023 Nostradamus. History.com (website), August 11, 2023, www.history.com/topics/ paranormal/Nostradamus.   Jacobsen, Annie 2017 Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis. Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY.   Kolitz, Daniel 2020 Could Brain Implants Ever Make Telekinesis Possible? Gizmodo, October 19, 2020, gizmodo.com/could-brain-implants-ever-make-telekinesis-possible-1845395619.   Kolitz, Daniel and Andrea Stocco 2024 Could Brain Implants Ever Make Telekinesis Possible? University of Washington/Department of Psychology (website), psych.uw.edu/news/2965.   Ludden, David 2016 Are You an Intuitive or Analytic Thinker? Psychology Today, February 21, 2016, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/201602/are-you-intuitive-or-analytical-thinker.   McVaugh, Michael and Seymour H. Mauskopf 1976 J. B. Rhine’s Extra-Sensory Perception and Its Background in Psychical Research. Isis, Jun., 1976, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 160-189.   Mikuskova, Eva Ballova and Vladimira Cavojova 2020 The Effect of Analytic Cognitive Style on Credulity. Frontiers in Psychology, October 15, 2020, www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/ articles/ 10.3389/ fpsyg.2020.584424/full.   Moesgaard, Simon 2016 The Intuitive and Analytical Thinking Style: Which One is Yours? Reflectd, February 24, 2016, reflectd.co/2016/02/24/thinking-styles/.   Morris, Robert L. 1998 Extra-sensory Perception. RSA Journal, 1998, Vol. 145, No. 5484 (1998), pp. 124-130.   Newton, Christie, Justin Feeney, and Gordon Pennycook 2023 On the Disposition to Think Analytically: Four Distinct Intuitive-Analytic Thinking Styles. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(6), March 2, 2023, pp. 906-923.   Powell, Diane Hennacy 2009 The ESP Enigma: The Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena. Walker & Company, New York, NY.   Randi, James 2022 Flim-Flam: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and Other Delusions. Prometheus Books, Essex, CT.   Resnick, Ariane 2023 Are You the Victim of the Barnum Effect? Understanding the Psychology of Generalizations. Verywell Mind, July 21, 2023, www.verywellmind.com/barnum-effect-7561323.   Rhine, J. B. 2011 Extra-Sensory Perception. Branden Books, Wellesley, MA. Robinson, Eric 2009 Extra-sensory Perception—A Controversial Topic. The British Psychology Society (website), Jully 6, 2009, www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/extra-sensory-perception-controversial-debate.   Schick, Jr., Theodore and Lewis Vaughn 2014 How to Think about Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.   Storr, Will 2006 Will Storr vs. the Supernatural. Harper, New York, NY.   Targ, Russell 2004 Limitless Mind: A Guide to Remote Viewing and Transformation of Conscious. New World Library, Novato, CA. 2012 The Reality of ESP: A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities. Quest Books, Wheaton, IL.    Vohs, Kathleen D. 2024 Barnum Effect. Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/science/Barnum-Effect.   Whitcomb, Isobel 2021 What Is ESP? Live Science, August 30, 2021, www.livescience.com/ESP.   Wiseman, Richard and Robert L. Morris 1995 Recalling Pseudo-Psychic Demonstrations. British Journal of Psychology (1995), 86, pp.113-125.
Episode 48--Otzi, Brad, Juanita and Pete: Hollywood A-Listers and the Celebrity Mummies of Archaeology
May 16 2024
Episode 48--Otzi, Brad, Juanita and Pete: Hollywood A-Listers and the Celebrity Mummies of Archaeology
Scandals, mysteries and murder! And guess who was seen at Cannes on the arm of one of Hollywood’s top actors? The Two Humans dish gossip on celebrity mummy Otzi the Iceman.  Episode 48--Otzi, Brad, Juanita and Pete: Hollywood A-Listers and the Celebrity Mummies of Archaeology  An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Adebowale, Temi 2019 Here’s the Meaning Behind Brad Pitt’s New Arm Tattoo. Men’s Health, August 29, 2019, www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a28857088/brad-pitt-new-arm-tattoo/.   Aldhouse-Green, Miranda  2015 Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe’s Ancient Mystery. Thames and Hudson, NY.   Archaeology Magazine 2022 Researchers Revisit Circumstances of Otzi the Iceman’s Death. Archaeology Magazine, November 29, 2022, www.archaeology.org/news/11002-221129-otzi-death.   Barbour, Shannon 2018 32 of the Most Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Downright Confusing Celebrity Tattoos. Cosmopolitan, May 3, 2018, www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/ g19667016/bad-crazy-funny-celebrity-tattoos/.   Becker, Emily 2021 33 Celebrities Who Regret Their Tattoos. Women’s Health, April 3, 2021, www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g35893046/celebrities-who-regret-tattoos/.   Bonn-Muller, Eti 2007 “Brotzi” Emerges. Archaeology Magazine, Volume 60, Number 5, September/ October 2007, archive.archaeology.org/0709/trenches/brotzi.html.   Bower, Bruce  2024 How Otzi the Iceman Really Got His Tattoos. Science News, April 5, 2024, www.sciencenews.org/article/otzi-iceman-tattoos-anthropology-mummies.   Buchan, Kit 2018 Meeting the Ancestors…The Two Brothers Creating Lifelike Figures of Early Man. The Guardian, May 5, 2018, amp.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/ 05/meet-the-ancestors-two-brothers-lifelike-figures-early-man-adrie-and-alfons-kennis.   Connolly, R. C.  1985 Lindow Man: Britain’s Prehistoric Bog Body. Anthropology Today, Oct., 1985, Vol. 1, No. 5 (Oct., 1985), pp. 15-17.   Contino, Kristin 2023 Brad Pitt’s Tattoos and Their Meanings: A Complete Guide. Page Six, January 4, 2023, pagesix.com/article/brad-pitts-tattoos-and-their-meanings-a-complete-guide/.   Daly, Patrick 2022 Curse of the Frozen Mummy and the Gruesome Deaths Suffered by Those Who Found Him. The Mirror, December 9, 2022, www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/curse-frozen-mummy-gruesome-deaths-28685652.   Fleckinger, Angelika 2020 Otzi, the Iceman: The Full Facts at a Glance. Folio, Vienna, Austria.   Handwerk, Brian 2023 Famed 5,300-Year-Old Alps Iceman Was a Balding Middle-Aged Man with Dark Skin and Eyes. Smithsonian Magazine, August 16, 2023, www.smithsonianmag. com/science-nature/famed-5300-year-old-alps-iceman-was-a-balding-middle-aged-man-with-dark-skin-and-eyes-180982744/. Hrodey, Matt 2023 A DNA Analysis Upends What We Thought Otzi the Iceman Looked Like. Discover, August 23, 2023, www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-dna-analysis-upends-what-we-thought-oetzi-the-iceman-looked-like.   Hyde, Marina 2007 Meet the Man Who Inspired Brad’s Tattoo. The Guardian, August 30, 2007, www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/31/7?CMP=gu_com.   Kuta, Sarah 2022 Rewriting the Story of Otzi, the Murdered Iceman. Smithsonian Magazine, November 10, 2022, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-true-story-behind-otzi-the-murdered-iceman-180981103/.   Levine, Joshua 2017 Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets. Smithsonian Magazine, May 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/.   Lewis, Susan K. 2006 The Perfect Corpse: Bog Bodies of the Iron Age. Nova, January 2006, www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bog/iron-nf.html.   MacDonald, James 2017 The Unsolved Case of Otzi the Iceman. JSTOR Daily, April 12, 2017, daily.jstor.org/the-unsolved-case-of-otzi-the-iceman/.   McMahon, Barbara 2005 Scientist Seen As Latest ‘Victim’ of Iceman. The Guardian, April 20, 2005, www.theguardian.com/science/2005/apr/20/science.italy. Pearson, Mike Parker 1986 Lindow Man and the Danish Connection: Further Light on the Mystery of the Bogman. Anthropology Today, Feb., 1986, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Feb., 1986), pp. 15-18.   Pringle, Heather 2013 ScienceShot: The Iceman, Death by Blood Clot? Science, June 11, 2013, www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-iceman-death-blood-clot.   Randau, Felix (Director) 2017 Iceman [Film]. Port-au-Prince Echo, Film Lucky Bird, Pictures Amour Fou, Vienna.   Renfrew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thames and Hudson, New York, NY.   Rollo, Franco, Massimo Ubaldi, Lucas Ermini, and Isolina Marota 2002 Otzi’s Last Meals: DNA Analysis of the Intestinal Content of the Neolithic Mummy from the Alps. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Oct. 1, 2002, Vol. 99, No. 20 (Oct. 1, 2002), pp. 12594-12599.   Spindler, Konrad 1994 The Man in the Ice. Harmony Books, New York, NY.   Strickland, Ashley 2023 A Young Woman Was Sacrificed and Frozen for 500 Years in the Andes. Scientists Just Revealed Her Face. CNN, November 3, 2023, edition.cnn.com/ 2023/11/03/world/ice-maiden-juanita-facial-reconstruction-scn/index.html. Surugue, Lea 2016 World’s Oldest ‘Cold Case’? Otzi the Iceman’s Murder Finally Solved. International Business Times, September 26, 2016, www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-oldest-cold-case-otzi-icemans-murder-finally-solved-1583317.
Episode 47--Squeaky Clean: A Holistic History of Human Hygiene
May 6 2024
Episode 47--Squeaky Clean: A Holistic History of Human Hygiene
Rubber ducky? Check. Shower cap? Check. The Two Humans head to the bathroom to investigate the history of personal hygiene.  Episode 47--Squeaky Clean: A Holistic History of Human Hygiene An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   AOBiome Therapeutics 2024 AOBiome Therapeutics (website), www.aobiome.com.   Ashenburg, Katherine 2007 The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History. North Point Press, New York, NY.   Bushman, Richard L. and Claudia L. Bushman 1988 The Early History of Cleanliness in America. The Journal of American History, Mar., 1988, Vol. 74, No. 4 (Mar., 1988), pp. 1213-1238.   Curtis, Valerie 2007 Dirt, Disgust and Disease: A Natural History of Hygiene. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (1979-), Vol. 61, No. 8 (August 2007), pp. 660-664.   Dyer, Gabrielle 2019 Meet Mother Dirt, the World’s First Live Bacteria Skincare. Cosmopolitan, April 23, 2019, www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/beauty-hair/a27193769/mother-dirt-ao-live-bacteria-skincare/.   Elmasry, Faiza 2020 Historian Explores the Evolution of Personal Hygiene. Voice of America, April 22, 2020, www.voanews.com/a/science-health_historian-explores-evolution-personal-hygiene/6187950.html.   Hartley, Cecil B. 2017 The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette: A Manual of Politeness from a Gentler Time. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY.   Indigo Invitational 2024 Indigo Invitational (website), indigoinvitational.com.   Long, Danielle 2021 Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Shock Internet with Their Shower Habits. ABC News, July 28, 2021, abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-shock-internet-shower-habits/story?id=79115492.   Respers, Lisa 2021 Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Say They Don’t Believe in Bathing Their Kids or Themselves Too Much. CNN, July 27, 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/ entertainment/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-bathing/index.html.   Scott, Julia 2014 My No-Soap, No Shampoo, Bacteria-Rich Hygiene Experiment. The New York Times Magazine, May 22, 2014, www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-shampoo-bacteria-rich-hygiene-experiment.html.   Simon, Scott 2015 No Shower, No Problem—Just Spritz with Bacteria. NPR.com, October 10, 2015, www.npr.org/2015/10/10/447451403/no-shower-no-problem-just-spritz-with-bacteria.   Smith, Virginia 2007 Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.   Ward, Peter 2019 The Clean Body: A Modern History. McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal, Canada.   Welin, Matilda 2023 The Rise of the “No-Wash” Movement. BBC.com, May 29, 2023, www.bbc.com/ culture/article/20230529-the-people-who-dont-wash-their-clothes.   2024 There’s No Need to Shower Every Day – Here’s Why. BBC.com, April 24, 2024, www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240423-theres-no-need-to-shower-every-day-heres-why.
Episode 46 -- Why We Do Art, OR, What’s with All the Scribbles, Doodles, and Ditties?
Apr 29 2024
Episode 46 -- Why We Do Art, OR, What’s with All the Scribbles, Doodles, and Ditties?
The Two Humans adjust their berets and trim their goatees before heading off to the coffee house to ask: Why Art? Finger snapping is encouraged. Episode 46 -- Why We Do Art, OR, What’s with All the Scribbles, Doodles, and Ditties? An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Artsper 2022 How a Urinal Changed Art History Forever: The Duchamp Fountain. Artsper Magazine, March 7, 2022, blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/how-a-urinal-changed-art-history-the-duchamp-fountain/.   Associated Press 2005 Chimpanzee’s Artwork Auctioned for $25,000. The Seattle Times, June 21, 2005, www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/chimpanzees-artwork-auctioned-for-25000/.   Cave, Nick and Sean O’Hagan 2022 Faith, Hope, and Carnage. Picado, New York, NY.   Clowney, David 2011 Definitions of Art and Fine Art’s Historical Origins. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Summer 2011, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Summer 2011), pp. 309-320.   Cottak, Conrad Phillip 2011 Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity, Fourteenth Addition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.   Daley, Jason 2019 Art by Congo, the Famous Painting Ape, to Go on Sale. Smithsonian Magazine, October 9, 2019, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dozens-paintings-1950s-chimp-artist-congo-go-sale-180973305/.   Davis, Eleanor 2018 Why Art? Fantagraphics Books, Seattle, WA. Davis, Whitney 1993 Beginning the History of Art. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Summer, 1993, Vol. 51, No. 3, Philosophy and the Histories of the Arts (Summer, 1993), pp. 327-350.   Dutton, Denis 2010 The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure & Human Evolution. Bloomsbury Press, New York, NY.   Feder, Kenneth L.  and Michael Alan Park 2007 Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.   Ferraro, Gary and Susan Andreatta 2012 Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.   Halverson, John 1987 Art for Art’s Sake in the Paleolithic. Current Anthropology, Feb., 1987, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 63-89.   Haviland, William A., Dana Walrath, Harold E. L. Prins, and Bunny McBride 2011 Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge, Nineth Edition. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.   Janson, H. W. and Anthony F. Janson 1987 A Basic History of Art (Third Edition). Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY. Keane, Tim 2019 Seeing Ourselves in a Chimpanzee’s Art. Hyperallergic, December 14, 2019, hyperallergic.com/532725/congo-the-chimpanzee-the-birth-of-art-at-the-mayor-gallery/.   Mann, Jon 2017 How Duchamp’s Urinal Changed Art Forever. Artsy.net, May 9, 2017, www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-duchamps-urinal-changed-art-forever   Mather, George 2021 The Psychology of Art. Routledge, Abingdon, UK.   Mayor Gallery 2019 Congo the Chimpanzee (Press Release). Mayor Gallery, www.mayorgallery.com/ exhibitions/549-congo-the-chimpanzee-the-birth-of-art/.   Mithen, Steven 1996 The Prehistory of the Mind: A Search for the Origins of Art, Religion, and Science. Phoenix, London, UK.   Mullins, Charlotte 2022 A Little History of Art. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.    New World Encyclopedia 2024 Art for Art’s Sake. New World Encyclopedia, www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ entry/Art_for_art%27s_sake#:~:text="Art%20for%20art%27s%20sake"%20is%20the%20usual%20English,became%20a%20bohemian%20slogan%20during%20the%20nineteenth%20century.   Pringle, Zorana Ivcevic 2023 Your Brain on Art. Psychology Today, March 7, 2023, www.psychologytoday.com /us/blog/creativity-the-art-and-science/202303/your-brain-on-art.   Renfrew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thames & Hudson, New York, NY.   Stokstad, Marilyn 1995 Art History (Volume One). Prentice Hall, Inc. and Harry N. Abrams, Upper Saddle River, NJ.   Sullivan, Marisa 2022 Pink Spends Thousands on Abstract ‘Masterpiece’ Painted by Chimps Ahead of Miami Art Exhibit. People, November 30, 2022, people.com/pets/pink-spends-thousands-on-art-painted-by-chimps-ahead-of-miami-art-basel/.   Winner, Ellen 2019 How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.   Young, Damon 2016 It Is and It Isn’t. Aeon, September 22, 2016, aeon.co/essays/how-can-duchamp-s-fountain-be-both-art-and-not-art.
Episode 45—Sawing Logs and Hitting Hay: The Exhausting Labor of Sleep
Apr 22 2024
Episode 45—Sawing Logs and Hitting Hay: The Exhausting Labor of Sleep
Get ready to catch some Z’s as The Two Humans grab their blankies and pillows and head to the bedroom to see what’s so exhausting about sleep. Episode 45—Sawing Logs and Hitting Hay: The Exhausting Labor of Sleep An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans   Resources:   Akerstedt, Torbjorn 2006 Psychosocial Stress and Impaired Sleep. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, & Health, December 2006, Vol. 32, No. 6 (December 2006), pp. 493-501.   Breus, Michael J. 2015 Why Do We Dream? Psychology Today, February 13, 2015, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleep-newzzz/201502/why-do-we-dream.   Cleveland Clinic 2024 Night Vision. Cleveland Clinic (website), my.clevelandclinic.org/health/ articles/24309-night-vision. 2024 Sleep. Cleveland Clinic (website), my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/12148-sleep-basics. 2024 Yawning. Cleveland Clinic (website), my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/yawning.   Drerup, Michelle 2022 Why Do We Dream? Cleveland Clinic (website), August 17, 2022, health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-we-dream.   Eagleman, David and Don Vaughn 2020 Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains. Time, December 29, 2020, time.com/5925206/why-do-we-dream/.   Ekirch, A. Roger 2005 At Day’s Close: A History of Nighttime. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, UK. Gupta, Sharat and Shallu Mittal 2013 Yawning and Its Physiological Significance. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, 2013, January-June; 3(1), pp. 11-15.   Johns Hopkins Medicine 2024 The Science of Sleep: Understanding What Happens When You Sleep. Johns Hopkins Medicine (website), www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-science-of-sleep-understanding-what-happens-when-you-sleep.   Leschziner, Guy 2019 The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep. St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, NY.   McLain, Roberta 2023 Why Do We Dream? Maybe to Ensure We Can Literally “See” the World upon Awakening. Scientific American, December 12, 2023, www.scientificamerican. com/article/why-do-we-dream-maybe-to-ensure-we-can-literally-see-the-world-upon-awakening.   Miller, Kenneth 2023 Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep. Hachette Books, New York, NY.   National Institutes of Health 2024 Why Is Sleep Important? National Institutes of Health (website), www.nhlbi.nih. gov/health/sleep/why-sleep-important#:~:text.   Provine, Robert R. 2005 Yawning: The Yawn Is Primal, Unstoppable, and Contagious, Revealing the Evolutionary and Neural Basis of Empathy and Unconscious Behavior. American Scientist, November-December 2005, Vol. 93, No. 6 (November-December 2005), pp. 532-539.   Quante, Mirja, Sara Mariani, Jia Weng, Catherine R. Marinac, et al. 2018 Zeitgebers and their Association with Rest-Activity Patterns. Chronobiology International, October 26, 2018, 36(2), pp. 203-213.   Reiss, Benjamin 2017 Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World. Basic Books, New York, NY.    Restworks 2024 22 Famous Nappers: How Napping Was These People’s Key to Success. Restworks (website), rest.works/en/article/famous-nappers-in-history/.   Roblin, Sebastien 2017 Puerto Rican Assassins Nearly Caught Pres. Harry Truman in His Underwear. War Is Boring, November 20, 2017, warisboring.com/amateur-assassins-trying-to-strike-a-blow-for-puerto-rican-independence-nearly-caught-pres-harry-truman-in-his-underwear/.   Tucker, Aimee 2013 Mark Twain Bed / Local Treasure. New England, July 22, 2013, newengland.com/yankee/magazine/mark-twain-bed/.   Woolston, Chris 2024 Why Do We Sleep? Researchers Propose an Answer to This Age-Old Question. Washington University (website), January 9, 2024, artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/ why-do-we-sleep-researchers-propose-answer-age-old-question.
Episode 44: How Sweet It Is (and Salty)! Sugar and Salt: The Taste of Being Human
Apr 16 2024
Episode 44: How Sweet It Is (and Salty)! Sugar and Salt: The Taste of Being Human
Calling all sugar babies and salty dogs! Grab your sodas and chips and listen while The Two Humans binge on the history of salt and sugar. My tummy doesn’t feel so good… Episode 44: How Sweet It Is (and Salty)! Sugar and Salt: The Taste of Being Human An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Aronson, Marc and Marina Budhos 2010 Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY.   Bailin, Deborah, Gretchen Goldman, and Pallavi Phartiyal 2014 Sugar-Coating Science: How the Food Industry Misleads Consumers on Sugar. Union of Concerned Scientists, pp. 1-20.   Cook, Nancy R., Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor, and Niels Graudal 2020 Sodium and Health—Concordance and Controversy. BMJ, June 26, 2020, www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2440.   Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2024 Sodium in Your Diet. FDA website, www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet#:~:text=Know%20Your%20Numbers&text= Americans%20eat%20on%20average%20about,recommended%20limits%20are%20even%20lower.   Freeman, Clara R., Amna Zehra, Veronica Ramirez, Corinde E. Wiers, et al. 2018 Impact of Sugar on the Body, Brain, and Behavior. Frontiers in Bioscience, (Landmark Edition), 23, June 1, 2018, pp. 2255-2266, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ 29772560/.   Goldman, Gretchen, Christina Carlson, Deborah Bailin, Lindsey Fong, et al. 2014 The Evidence on Added Sugar and Our Health. Union of Concerned Scientists, pp. 4-5.   Goodreads 2024 Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes. Goodreads (website), www.goodreads.com/quotes/ 119103-a-kiss-without-a-moustache-they-said-then-is-like.   Gravina, Stephen A., Gregory L. Yep, and Mehmood Khan 2013 Human Biology of Taste. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2013, May-June; 33(3), pp. 217-222, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078535/.   Higman, B. W. 2000 The Sugar Revolution. The Economic History Review, May, 2000, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 2 (May, 2000), pp. 213-236.   History.com Editors 2022 Salt March. History.com, August 29, 2022, www.history.com/topics/asian-history/salt-march.   Jakle, John A. 1969 Salt on the Ohio Valley Frontier, 1770-1820. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Dec., 1969, Vol. 59, No. 4 (Dec., 1969), pp. 687-709.   Kenny, Colin 2012 An Egg without Salt. The University Times, January 18, 2012, universitytimes.ie/ 2012/01/an-egg-without-salt/.   Kurlansky, Mark 2002 Salt: A World History. Penguin Books, New York, NY.   Laszlo, Pierre 2001 Salt: Grain of Life (Mary Beth Mader, trans.). HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY.   McDougall, E. Ann 1990 Salts of the Western Sahara: Myths, Mysteries, and Historical Significance. The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1990, Vol. 23, No. 2 (1990), pp. 231-257.   Mente, Andrew, Martin O’Donnell, and Salim Yusuf 2021 Sodium Intake and Health: What Should We Recommend Based on the Current Evidence? Nutrients, 2021 September; 13(9): 3232, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ 34579105/.   Mintz, Sidney W. 1985 Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. Penguin Books, New York, NY.   Ninomiya, Kumiko 2015 Science of Umami Taste: Adaptation to Gastronomic Culture. Flavour, January 26, 2015, flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-4-13.   Nosrat, Samin 2017 Salt Fat Acid Heat. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.   Polan, Dana 2002 Salt. Gastronomica, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Fall 2002), pp. 90-97.   Renfew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition).Thames & Hudson Inc., New York, NY   Salzwelten Hallstatt 2024 Archaeology – 7000 Years of History. Salzwelten Hallstatt (website), www.salzwelten.at/en/blog/hallstatt-archaeology.   Seki, Katsuhisa 2015 Japanese Proverbs. JTB Blogs USA, August 28, 2015, blog.jtbusa.com/ japanese-proverbs-ao-wa-ai-yori-idete-ai-yori-aoshi-asameshi-mae-no-shigoto-asa-oki-wa-san-mon-no-toku/#:~:text=Aona%20ni%20shio.&text.   Sharma, Arun, S. Amarnath, M. Thulasimani, and S. Ramaswamy 2016 Artificial Sweeteners as a Sugar Substitute: Are They Really Safe? Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 2016, May-June; 48(3), pp. 237-240, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899993/.
Episode 43: Bewitched, Bothered and Burnt: The Honest Truth about Witch Hunts
Apr 8 2024
Episode 43: Bewitched, Bothered and Burnt: The Honest Truth about Witch Hunts
Double, double, toil and trouble! The Two Humans grab their wands and broomsticks and fly off to discover the truth about witches and witch hunts. Episode 43: Bewitched, Bothered and Burnt: The Honest Truth about Witch Hunts An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans   Resources:   Ben-Yehuda, Nachman 1980 The European Witch Craze of the 14th to 17th Centuries: A Sociologist’s Perspective. American Journal of Sociology, Jul., 1980, Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jul., 1980), pp. 1-31.   Caporael, Linnda R. 1976 Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem? Science, New Series, Vol. 192, No. 4234   Chollet, Mona 2022 In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of Witch Hunts and Why Women are Still on Trial (Helen Weaver, trans.). St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, NY.   Combs, Josiah Henry 1914 Sympathetic Magic in the Kentucky Mountains: Some Curious Folk-Survivals. The Journal of American Folklore, Jul.-Sep., 1914, Vol. 27, No. 105 (Jul.-Sep., 1914), pp. 328-330.   Gibson, Marion 2023 Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials. Scribner, New York, NY.   Harold, Laura 2023 Magical Thinking in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Verywell Mind, January 3, 2023, www.verywellmind.com/magical-thinking-in-generalized-anxiety-disorder-4151291.   Lovering, Cathy 2022 Demystifying Magical Thinking. PsychCentral, April 16, 2022, psychcentral.com/ health/magical-thinking. Mackay, Christopher S.  2006 The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.   Matossian, Mary K. 1982 Views: Ergot and the Salem Witchcraft Affair: An Outbreak of a Type of Food Poisoning Known as Convulsive Ergotism May Have Led to the 1692 Accusations of Witchcraft. American Scientist, July-August 1982, Vol. 70, No. 4 (July-August 1982), pp. 355-357.   Paste Staff 2023 The 30 Best Movies about Witches. Paste Magazine, October 16, 2023, www.pastemagazine.com/movies/witches/the-25-best-movies-about-witches.   Roach, Marilynne K. 2002 The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community under Siege. Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, MD.   Schoeneman, Thomas J. 1975 The Witch Hunt as a Culture Change Phenomenon. Ethos, Winter, 1975, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Winter 1975), pp. 529-554.   Simmons, Marc 1980 Witchcraft in the Southwest: Spanish and Indian Supernaturalism on the Rio Grande. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE.   Snow, Loudell 1979 Mail Order Magic: The Commercial Exploitation of Folk Belief. Journal of the Folklore Institute, Jan. - Aug., 1979, Vol. 16, No. 1/2 (Jan. – Aug., 1979), pp. 44-74.   Wilgorin, Jodi 1999 Don’t Give Us Little Wizards, The Anti-Potter Parents Cry. The New York Times, November 1, 1999, www.nytimes.com/1999/11/01/us/don-t-give-us-little-wizards-the-anti-potter-parents-cry.html.   Yu, Mallory 2020 Opinion: Harry Potter’s Magic Fades When His Creator Tweets. NPR, June 10, 2020
Episode 42: Forensic Anthropology in Action, OR, If Professor Plum Dies, How Long before He Becomes a Professor Prune?
Apr 2 2024
Episode 42: Forensic Anthropology in Action, OR, If Professor Plum Dies, How Long before He Becomes a Professor Prune?
The Two Humans follow in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the history of forensic anthropology. Episode 42: Forensic Anthropology in Action, OR, If Professor Plum Dies, How Long before He Becomes a Professor Prune? An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Bass, Bill and Jon Jefferson 2003 Death’s Acre. Berkley Books, New York, NY.   Burns, Karen Ramey 2013 Forensic Anthropology Training Manual (Third Edition). Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.    Byers, Steven N. 2011 Forensic Anthropology (Fourth Edition). Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.   Center for the History of Medicine 2023 Thomas Dwight. Center for the History of Medicine, Harvard Countway Library (website), collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/exhibits/show/nature-of-every-member/thomas-dwight.   Chicagology 2023 1897—Sausage Vat Murder. Chicagology (website), chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/sausagevatmurder/.   Cleveland Police Museum 2020 Criminal Identification: The Bertillon System. Cleveland Police Museum (website), April 7, 2020, www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/historical/criminal-identification-the-bertillion-system/.   Corrieri, Brigida and Nicholas Marquez-Grant 2015 What Do Bones Tell Us? The Study of Human Skeletons from the Perspective of Forensic Anthropology. Science Progress (1933 - ), Vol. 98, No. 4 (2015), pp. 391-402.   Dutchen, Stepanie 2013 Head of the Class: Giant Skull and Foot Models Donated to Warren Anatomical Museum. Harvard Medical School (website), November 21, 2013, hms.harvard.edu/news/head-class.   Eschner, Kat 2017 William R. Maples Popularized Forensic Anthropology Long Before CSI. Smithsonian Magazine, August 7, 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/william-r-maples-popularized-forensic-anthropology-long-csi-180964317/.   Flower, Amanda 2018 What Exactly Is a Cozy Mystery? Publishers Weekly, May 18, 2018. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/76834-the-enduring-appeal-of-the-cozy-mystery.html.   Fosdick, Raymond B. 1915 The Passing of the Bertillon System of Identification. Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Sep., 1915, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep., 1915), pp. 363-369.   Hogan, Corinne 2019 Murder in the Medical School: The Parkman-Webster Case, Boston 1849-1850. Royal College of Surgeons of England (website), April 12, 2019, www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/murder-in-the-medical-school/.   Killgrove, Kristina 2016 How a Harvard Doctor’s Sordid Murder Launched Modern Forensic Anthropology. Forbes, August 26, 2016, www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/ 2016/08/26/how-a-harvard-doctors-sordid-murder-launched-modern-forensic-anthropology/?sh=40b7bdaebe9f .   Manheim, Mary H. 1999 The Bone Lady. Penguin Books, New York, NY.   PBS 2003 The Murder of Dr. Parkman. American Experience, July 14, 2003, www.pbs.org/ wgbh/americanexperience/features/murder-dr-parkman/.   Popovici, Alice 2023 The Game Clue Was Borne of Boredom During WWII Air-Raid Blackouts. History.com, October 16, 2023, www.history.com/news/clue-game-origin-wwii.   Snow, Clyde Collins 1982 Forensic Anthropology. Annual Review of Anthropology, 1982, Vol. 11 (1982), pp. 97-131.   Whipple, Amy 2023 Forensic Anthropology Tools of the Trade. PBS, October 9, 2023, www.pbs.org/ independentlens/blog/forensic-anthropology-tools-of-the-trade/.
Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner
Mar 24 2024
Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner
Hey, Grandpa, what’s for supper?! The Two Humans try to keep it “tasteful” as they discuss the history of cannibalism. We’ll provide the fava beans, you bring the chianti. Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Avramescu, Catalin 2009 An Intellectual History of Cannibalism (Alistair Ian Blyth, trans.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.   Benjamin, Kathy 2013 Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever. Adams Media, Avon MA.   Byard, Roger W. 2023 Cannibalism—Overview and Medicolegal Issues. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, Vol. 19(2), pp. 281-287, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC10328901/.   Camping-Harris, Marnie 2023 Cannibal King: What Exactly Were the King’s Drops? Retrospect Journal, February 19, 2023, retrospectjournal.com/2023/02/19/cannibal-king-what-exactly-were-the-kings-drops/.   Charnock, Richard Stephen 1866 Cannibalism in Europe. Journal of Anthropological Society of London, 1866, Vol. 4 (1866), pp. xxii-xxxi.   Chen, Angus 2017 Cannibalism: It’s ‘Perfectly Natural,’ A New Scientific History Argues. NPR, February 22, 2017, www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/22/515668867/ cannibalism-its-perfectly-natural-a-new-scientific-history-argues.   Eckholm, Erik 1986 What Is the Meaning of Cannibalism? The New York Times, December 9, 1986, www.nytimes.com/1986/12/09/science/what-is-the-meaning-of-cannibalism.html.   Feder, Kenneth L.  and Michael Alan Park 2007 Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.   Hardon, Henry Winthrop 1886 The Case of the Mignonette. The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Vol. 12/2/37, www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1886/april/case-mignonette.   King, C. Richard 2000 The (Mis)Uses of Cannibalism in Contemporary Cultural Critique. Diacritics, Spring, 2000, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 106-123.   Lindenbaum, Shirley 2004 Thinking about Cannibalism. Annual Review of Anthropology, 2004, Vol. 33 (2004), pp. 475-498.   May, Natasha and Sharlotte Thou 2024 Kuru: Unravelling the Mystery that Left Entire Papua New Guinean Villages without Women. The Guardian, March 23, 2024, www.theguardian.com/world/ 2024/mar/24/tremors-before-death-unravelling-the-mystery-disease-that-left-entire-papua-new-guinean-villages-without-women?ref=upstract.com.   New England Historical Society 2023 The Boon Island Cannibals of Maine. The New England Historical Society, newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-boon-island-cannibals-of-maine/.   Petrinovich, Lewis 2000 The Cannibal Within. Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, UK.   Renfrew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thames & Hudson, New York, NY.   Roberts, Alice 2018 Evolution: The Human Story (Second Edition). Dorling Kindersley, New York, NY.   Schutt, Bill  2018 Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, NC.   Thomas, Ben 2017 Eating People Is Wrong—But It’s Also Widespread and Sacred. SAPIENS, April 20, 2017, www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/.   Walters, Donna K. H. 1992 Beef Goes Back to Basics: New Advertising Shrugs Off Nutrition, Stresses Convenience. The Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1992, www.latimes.com/ archives/ la-xpm-1992-08-01-fi-4336-story.html.   Wetmore, Jr., Kevin J.  2021 Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters. Reaktion Books Ltd., London, UK.   Worrall, Simon 2017 Cannibalism—the Ultimate Taboo—Is Surprisingly Common. National Geographic, February 19, 2017, www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ cannibalism-common-natural-history-bill-schutt.
Episode 40: Pour Some Garum on Me
Mar 18 2024
Episode 40: Pour Some Garum on Me
To celebrate their 40th episode, The Two Humans have an authentic Roman orgy…of food! Togas NOT required (in fact, they’re downright discouraged). Episode 40: Pour Some Garum on Me An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources:   Brown, Shelby 2012 Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Rome. Getty Iris, August 10, 2012, blogs.getty.edu/iris/reclining-and-dining-and-drinking-in-ancient-rome/.   Castleman, Michael 2018 Orgies through the Ages. Psychology Today, September 4, 2018, www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/all-about-sex/201809/orgies-through-the-ages.   Chrystal, Paul 2017 In Bed with the Romans. Amberley Publishing, Gloucestershire, UK.   Curry, Andrew 2008 The Gladiator Diet. Archaeology, November/December 2008, Vol. 61, No. 6 (November/December 2008), pp. 28-30.   De Rubeis, Marco Gavio 2020 Ancient Roman Cooking: Ingredients, Recipes, Sources. I Doni delle Muse – Historical Italian Cooking, Coppell, TX.   Duffy, Susanna 2022 Six Ancient Roman Recipes. Delishably, December 9, 2022, delishably.com/ world-cuisine/ancient-food-rome.   Iacob, Anisia 2022 Food and Culinary Customs in Ancient Rome. The Collector, March 24, 2022, www.thecollector.com/food-in-ancient-rome/.   Janssen, Ursula 2020 Garum: Recipes from the Past. Independently Published, Coppell, TX.   Marchetti, Silvia 2023 Lying Down and Vomiting between Courses: This Is How Ancient Romans Would Feast. CNN, December 24, 2023, edition.cnn.com/style/how-ancient-romans-feasted/index.html.   Martyris, Nina 2019 The Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display of Debauchery and Power. NPR, May 20, 2019, www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/20/712772285/the-lavish-roman-banquet-a-calculated-display-of-debauchery-and-power.   Masters, Steven 2023 Gastronomical Time Travel. JAM Cookbook Publishers, Coppell, TX.   Matyszak, Philip 2007 Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day. Thames & Hudson Ltd., London, UK.   Migdol, Erin 2020 What Did Ancient Romans Eat? Getty Iris, November 20, 2020, www.getty.edu/ news/what-did-ancient-romans-eat/.   Raff, Katharine 2011 The Roman Banquet. MetMuseum.org, October 2011, www.metmuseum. org/toah/hd/banq/hd_banq.htm.   Raimer, Carla 2000 Ancient Roman Recipes. Nova, October 31, 2000, www.pbs.org/ wgbh/nova/article/roman-recipes/.   Sheldon, Natasha 2022 Ancient Roman Dining. History and Archaeology Online, July 21, 2022, historyandarchaeologyonline.com/ancient-roman-dining/.   Tavola Mediterranea 2023 Pistrinum by Tavola Mediterranea (website), tavolamediterranea.com /2022/04/19/pistrinum/.   Visser, Margaret 1991 The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners. Grove Weidenfeld, New York, NY.
Episode 39: And It Stoned Me Just Like Jelly Roll: The Mind-Blowing Genius of Prehistoric Stone Tools
Mar 11 2024
Episode 39: And It Stoned Me Just Like Jelly Roll: The Mind-Blowing Genius of Prehistoric Stone Tools
The Two Humans get totally stoned as they travel back in time to see what made prehistoric toolmakers so brilliant. Safety glasses and leather gloves required! Episode 39: And It Stoned Me Just Like Jelly Roll: The Mind-Blowing Genius of Prehistoric Stone Tools An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Ambrose, Stanley H.  2010 Coevolution of Composite-Tool Technology, Constructive Memory, and Language: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Human Behavior. Current Anthropology, Vol. 51, Working Memory: Beyond Language and Symbolism (June 2010), pp. S135-S147. Balter, Michael 2015 World’s Oldest Stone Tools Discovered in Kenya. Science, April 14, 2015, www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-stone-tools-discovered-kenya. Bradley, Bruce  1999 Flintknapping with Bruce Bradley [DVD]. Interpark, Inc. Cotterell, Brian and Johan Kaminga 1987 The Formation of Flakes. American Antiquity, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Oct., 1987), pp. 675-708. De la Torre, Ignacio 2011 The Origins of Stone Tool Technology in Africa: A Historical Perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, April 12, 2011; 366 (1567), pp. 1028-1037, royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2010.0350. Feder, Kenneth L.  and Michael Alan Park 2007 Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Frison, George C. 1989 Experimental Use of Clovis Weaponry and Tools on African Elephants. American Antiquity, Oct., 1989, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct., 1989), pp. 766-784. Greene, Kevin and Tom Moore 2010 Archaeology: An Introduction (Fifth Edition). Routledge, Abingdon, UK. Greenfield, Haskel J. 2006 Slicing Cut Marks on Animal Bones: Diagnostics for Identifying Stone Tool Type and Raw Material. Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer 2006), pp. 147-163. Haviland, William A., Dana Walrath, Harold E. L. Prins, and Bunny McBride 2011 Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge, Nineth Edition. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA. Huber, Chris 2023 The Meaning of Van Morrison’s ‘And It Stoned Me.’ Extra Chill, April 1, 2023, extrachill.com/van-morrison-and-it-stoned-me-meaning. Kottak, Conrad Phillip  2011 Cultural Appreciation: Appreciating Cultural Diversity (Fourteenth Edition). McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Louys, Julien and Thomas Plummer 2023 We Found 2.9-million-year-old Stone Tools Used to Butcher Ancient Hippos – But Likely Not by Our Ancestors. The Leakey Foundation, February 10, 2023, leakeyfoundation.org/we-found-2-9-million-year-old-stone-tools/. Little, Rebecca 2024 The Meaning Behind the Song: And It Stoned Me. Old Time Music, February 9, 2024, oldtimemusic.com/w3/the-meaning-behind-the-song-it-stoned-me-by-van-morrison/. Metcalfe, Tom 2023 3-million-year-old Stone Tools Found, and Our Ancestors Likely Didn’t Make Them. National Geographic, February 10, 2023, www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/ history-and-civilisation/2023/02/3-million-year-old-stone-tools-found-and-our-ancestors-likely-didnt-make-them. Patterson, Leland w. 1983 Criteria for Determining the Attributes of Man-Made Lithics. Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Autumn, 1983), pp. 297-307. Renfrew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thames & Hudson, New York, NY. Roberts, Alice 2018 Evolution: The Human Story (Second Edition). Dorling Kindersley, New York, NY. Toth, Nicholas and Kathy Schick 2009 The Oldowan: The Tool Making of Early Hominins and Chimpanzees Compared. Annual Review of Anthropology, 2009, Vol. 38 (2009), pp. 289-298. Whittaker, John C. 1994 Flintknapping: Making & Understanding Stone Tools. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX.
Episode 38:  “Can’t You Make Him a Pair of Marble Underwear?”: Is It Art or Is It Pornography?
Mar 4 2024
Episode 38: “Can’t You Make Him a Pair of Marble Underwear?”: Is It Art or Is It Pornography?
Is it possible for a 2000-year-old statue to be “hot”? The Two Humans put on their trench coats and head to the art museum to find out the real reason we’re not allowed to fondle—I mean, touch—the artwork. Episode 38: “Can’t You Make Him a Pair of Marble Underwear?”: Is It Art or Is It Pornography? An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans   Resources:   Artfinder 2024 So, What’s the Difference between Art and Porn? Artfinder, accessed March 2, 2024, www.artfinder.com/blog/post/art-vs-porn/#/.   Cohen, Alina 2018 What’s the Line between Art and Pornography? Artsy.net, April 3, 2018, www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-art-pornography.   Dennis, Kelly 2009 Art/Porn: A History of Seeing and Touching. Berg, Oxford, UK.   Eko, Lyombe 2016 The Regulation of Sex-Themed Visual Imagery: From Clay Tablets to Tablet Computers. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, UK.   Hunt, Lynn 1993 Introduction: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800. The Invention of Pornography: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800 (ed. Lynn Hunt). Zone Books, New York.    Jones, Stefanie Dion 2009 Art or Porn? Professor’s Book Suggests Distinction Not Always Clear. UConn Today, October 6, 2009, today.uconn.edu/2009/10/art-or-porn-professor’s-book-suggests-distinction-not-always-clear/.   Kim, Juliana 2023 A Principal Is Fired, Invited to Italy after Students Are Shown Michelangelo’s ‘David.’ NPR, March 27, 2023, www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166079167/ tallahassee-classical-michelangelo-david-principal-fired.   Laqueur, Thomas 2003 Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation. Zone Books, New York, NY.   Nead, Lynda 1990 The Female Nude: Pornography, Art, and Sexuality. Signs, Winter, 1990, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Winter, 1990), pp. 323-335. 1992 The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity and Sexuality. Routledge, London, UK.   Professor Lise 2019 Art 101: What’s the Difference between Porn and Art? CBC, March 19, 2019, www.cbc.ca/arts/art-101-what-s-the-difference-between-porn-and-art-1.5062752.   Rea, Michael C. 2001 What is Pornography? Nous, Mar., 2001, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Mar., 2001), pp. 118-145.   The Gallerist 2020 What Is the Difference between Art, Erotica, and Pornography? The Gallerist, April 8, 2020, thegallerist.art/sacred-sexuality-erotica-vs-pornography/.   Yang, Maya 2023 Florida Principal Resigns after Parents Decry Michelangelo’s David as Pornography. The Guardian, March 25, 2023, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/25/florida-principal-resigns-michelangelo-david.
Episode 37: What’s That on Your Face?! News and Notes about Noses
Feb 26 2024
Episode 37: What’s That on Your Face?! News and Notes about Noses
The Two Humans dig deep as they probe everything nasal, from picking your nose to nose jobs. You better have a tissue handy (and it’s not for tears)! Episode 37: What’s That on Your Face?! News and Notes about Noses An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Gilman, Sander L. 1999 Making the Body Beautiful: A Cultural History of Aesthetic Surgery. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Glaser, Gabrielle 2002 The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival. Atria Books, New York, NY. Goldman, Jason G. 2015 Why Do We Pick Our Nose? BBC, February 2, 2015, www.bbc.com/ future/article/20150202-why-do-we-pick-our-nose. Gould, Francesca 2007 Why You Shouldn’t Eat Your Boogers. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, NY. Haviland, William A., Dana Walrath, Harald E. L. Prins, and Bunny McBride 2011 Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA. Holland, Kimberly 2019 Is It Dangerous for Me to Pick My Nose, and How Do I Stop? Healthline, March 22, 2019, www.healthline.com/health/nose-picking. Jabet, George 1859 Notes on Noses. Richard Bentley, London, UK. Macgregor, Frances 1967 Social and Cultural Components in the Motivations of Persons Seeking Plastic Surgery. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Jun., 1967, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun., 1967), pp. 125-135. Messer, A’ndrea Elyse 2017 Nose Form Was Shaped by Climate. ScienceDaily, March 16, 2017, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316141054.htm. Nall, Rachel 2023 Is It Bad to Eat Your Boogers? Healthline, September 25, 2023, www.healthline.com/health/eating-boogers. Panko, Ben 2017 How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose. Smithsonian Magazine, March 16, 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-climate-changed-shape-your-nose-180962567/. Pease, Arthur Stanley 1911 The Omen of Sneezing. Classical Philology, Oct., 1911, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct., 1911), pp. 429-443. Van der Horst, Pieter W. 2013 The Omen of Sneezing. Ancient Society, 2013, Vol. 43 (2013), pp. 213-221. Wallis, Wilson D. 1919 The Romance and the Tragedy of Sneezing. The Scientific Monthly, Dec., 1919, Vol. 9, No. 6 (Dec., 1919), pp. 526-538. Werner, R. 1973 Nose Flute Blowers of the Malayan Aborigines (Orang Asli). Anthropos, 1973, Bd. 68, H. 1./2. (1973), pp. 181-191. Wu, Katherine 2020 Don’t Pick Your Nose, 15th-Century Manners Book Warns. Smithsonian Magazine, February 27, 2020, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dont-pick-your-nose-15th-century-manners-book-warns-180974291/. Zaidi, Arslan A., Brooke C. Mattern, Peter Claes, Brian McEcoy, Cris Hughes, and Mark D. Shriver 2017 Investigating the Case of Human Nose Shape and Climate. Plos Genetics, March 16, 2017, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354252/
Episode 36: Alpha Schmalpha! You’re Not My Real Daddy!
Feb 19 2024
Episode 36: Alpha Schmalpha! You’re Not My Real Daddy!
Who’s the peck-er and who’s the peck-ee? Get ready for biting and scratching as The Two Humans take on pecking orders and alpha males. Episode 36: Alpha Schmalpha! You’re Not My Real Daddy! An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Beau, Elle 2021 The Man Who Helped Popularize the Term ‘Alpha Male’ Says You Are Using It All Wrong.” Medium, October 4, 2021, medium.com/inside-of-elle-beau/the-man-who-helped-popularize-the-term-alpha-male-says-you-are-using-it-all-wrong-131c97d83929. Beres, Derek 2023 What Is a Man? Even Darwin Rejected the Myth of the ‘Alpha Male.’ Salon, July 11, 2023, www.salon.com/2023/07/11/what-is-a-man-even-darwin-rejected-the-myth-of-the-alpha-male/. Burnett, Dean 2016 Do Alpha Males Even Exist? The Guardian, October 10, 2016, www.theguardian. com /science/brain-flapping/2016/oct/10/do-alpha-males-even-exist-donald-trump. De Waal, Frans 1982 Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.  2005 Our Inner Ape: The Best and Worst of Human Nature. Granta Publications, London, UK. 2009 The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society. Three Rivers Press, New York, NY. De Waal, Frans and Frans Lanting 1997 Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. Galchen, Rivka 2023 the Myth of the Alpha Wolf. The New Yorker, March 25, 2023, www.newyorker. com/science/elements/the-myth-of-the-alpha-wolf#:~:text. Harvey, Karen 2005 The History of Masculinity, circa 1650-1800. Journal of British Studies, Vol. 44, No. 2 (April 2005), pp. 296-311. Letzer, Rafi 2016 There’s No Such Thing as an Alpha Male. Yahoo! Finance, October 12, 2016, finance.yahoo.com/news/theres-no-thing-alpha-male-200742665.html. Marks, Jonathan 2002 What It Means to Be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People, and Their Genes. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. Mehta, Vinita 2014 Are Alpha Males a Myth or a Reality? Psychology Today, December 4, 2014, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-games/201412/are-alpha-males-myth-or-reality. Nye, Robert A. 2007 Western Masculinities in War and Peace. The American Historical Review, Apr., 2007, Vol. 112, No. 2 (Apr., 2007), pp. 417-438. Pappas, Stephanie 2023 Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a Myth? Scientific American, February 28, 2023, www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/. Perry, Susan 1998 Male-Male Social Relationships in Wild White-Faced Capuchins, Cebus capucinus. Behaviour, Mar., 1998, Vol. 135, No. 2 (Mar., 1998), pp. 139-172. Sapolsky, Robert M. 2017 Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. Penguin Books, New York, NY. Singal, Jesse 2016 How America Became Infatuate with a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males.’ New York Magazine, May 18, 2016, nymag.com/tags/alpha-males/. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2023 What Does It Mean to Be Human? Humanorigins.si.edu, humanorigins.si.edu/ evidence/genetics#:~:text=The%201.2%25%20chimp-human%20distinction, that%20chimpanzees%20and%20humans%20share. Thomsen, Ruth 2000 Sperm Competition and the Function of Masturbation in Japanese Macaques (Macaca Fuscata) (dissertation). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, October 2000. Zuk, Marlene 2002 Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can’t Learn about Sex from Animals. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Episode 35: Pinkies Up, Elbows Down
Feb 12 2024
Episode 35: Pinkies Up, Elbows Down
The Two Humans push in their chairs and sit up straight as they discuss the importance of dining etiquette. Unfortunately, they still speak with their mouths full. Episode 35: Pinkies Up, Elbows Down An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Beechey, Alan and Gina Teague 2023 USA: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard, London, UK. Chrisman, Sarah A. 2015 True Ladies and Proper Gentleman: Victorian Etiquette for Modern-Day Mothers and Fathers, Husbands and Wives, Boys and Girls, Teachers and Students and More (Sarah Chrisman, ed.). Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY. Cooper, Eugene 1986 Chinese Table Manners: You Are How You Eat. Human Organization, Summer 1986, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Summer 1986), pp. 179-184. Devlin, Thomas Moore 2018 Is It Appropriate to Burp in Other Countries? Babbel Magazine, July 20, 2018, www.babbel.com/en/magazine/burp-internationally. Donaghey, Eileen 2020 Should I Stick My Pinkie Finger Out When I Drink Tea? The Afternoon Tea Expert, January 27, 2020, www.afternoonteaexpert.co.uk/bio. Erasmus, Desiderius 2008 A Handbook on Good Manners for Children (Eleanor Merchant, trans.). Random House, London, UK. Gillum, Jack and Stephen Braun 2015 Schock Repays Government 40k for ‘Downton Abbey’ Office Décor. PBS News, February 28, 2015, www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/illinois-congressman-reimburses-government-office-renovations. Gottsman, Diane 2017 Modern Etiquette for a Better Life: Master All Social and Business Exchanges. Page Street Publishing Co., Salem, MA. Maurice, Paul 2020 Dining with Darcy: Etiquette in the Era of Jane Austen. NikNak Publishing, Coppell, TX. Morton, Mark 2007 Table Manners. Gastronomica, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Spring 2007), pp. 6-8. Terris, Ben 2015 He’s Got a ‘Downton Abbey’-Inspired Office, but Rep. Aaron Schock Won’t Talk about It. The Washington Post, February 2, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/ lifestyle/style/hes-got-a-downton-abbey-inspired-office-but-rep-aaron-schock-wont-talk-about-it/2015/02/02/1d3f1466-ab1f-11e4-abe8-e1ef60ca26de_story.html. Visser, Margaret 1991 The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners. Grove Weidenfeld, New York, NY.
Episode 34: Who’s Biting Who? Humans’ Lust for Vampires
Feb 5 2024
Episode 34: Who’s Biting Who? Humans’ Lust for Vampires
Grab the garlic and sharpen the stakes! In this episode, The Two Humans are going vampire hunting! Episode 34: Who’s Biting Who? Humans’ Lust for Vampires  An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Bohn, Thomas M. 2019 The Vampire: Origins of a European Myth. Berghahn Books, New York, NY.   Byron, Lord George Gordon 1814 The Giaour (A Fragment of a Turkish Tale). Thomas Davison, London, UK.   Fenn, Violet 2021 A History of the Vampire in Popular Culture: Love at First Bite. Pen and Sword History, Barnsley, England.   Holte, James Craig 1999 A Century of Draculas. Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 1999, Vol. 10, No. 2 (38), A Century of Draculas (1999), pp. 109-114.   Hudson, Dale 2013 “Of Course There Are Werewolves and Vampires”: “True Blood” and the Right to Rights for Other Species. American Quarterly, September 2013, Vol. 65, No. 3, Special Issue: Species/Race/Sex (September 2013), pp. 661-687.   Jenkins, Mark Collins 2010 Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend. National Geographic, Washington, DC.   Kemp, Sam  2022 The Strange Tale of the Highgate Vampire. Far Out Magazine, August 4, 2022, faroutmagazine.co.uk/strange-tale-of-highgate-vampire/.   Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan 2023 Carmilla. Digital Wealth Group, Sheridan, WY.   Mayo Clinic 2023 Porphyria. Mayo Clinic, April 5, 2023, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066.   Newman, Tim 2018 Vampires and Rabies: What’s the Link. Medical News Today, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321780.   Polidori, John William 2013 The Vampyre. SMK Books.   Stevenson, John Allen 1988 A Vampire in the Mirror: The Sexuality of Dracula. PMLA, Mar., 1988, Vol. 103, No. 2 (Mar., 1988), pp. 139-149.   Stoker, Bram 1992 Dracula. Barnes & Noble Books, New York, NY.   Vogel, Gretchen 1998 Were Vampires Rabid? Science, September 21, 1998, www.science.org/ content/article/were-vampires-rabid.   Voltaire 2020 The Complete Works of Voltaire. Shrine of Knowledge, eBook.   Wilson, Katharina M. 1985 The History of the Word “Vampire.” Journal of the History of Ideas, Oct. – Dec., 1985, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct. – Dec., 1985), pp. 577-583.
Episode 33: Wild Child in the City, the Perils of Being Feral
Jan 29 2024
Episode 33: Wild Child in the City, the Perils of Being Feral
The Two Humans do their best Tarzans as they look at the myth and mystery of feral children. Loincloths optional. Episode 33: Wild Child in the City: The Perils of Being Feral An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Andrei, Mihai 2023 Feral Children: Mind-Blowing Cases of Children Raised by Animals. ZME Science, October 9, 2023, www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/bizarre-stories/feral-children/.   Aroles, Serge 2007 L’Enigme des enfants-loups : Une certitude biologique mais un déni des archives 1304 – 1954. Editions Publibook, Paris, France.   Bettelheim, Bruno 1959 Feral Children and Autistic Children. American Journal of Sociology, Mar., 1959, Vol. 64, No. 5 (Mar., 1959), pp. 455-467.   Bumiller, Elisabeth 1985 The Mystery of the Wolf Boy. The Washington Post, April 21, 1985, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/04/21/the-mystery-of-the-wolf-boy/4c729f3c-3617-4cae-8008-361f32c074b1/.   Candland, Douglas Keith 1993 Feral Children and Clever Animals: Reflections on Human Nature. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.   Carroll, Rory 2016 Starved, Tortured, Forgotten: Genie, The Feral Child Who Left a Mark on Researchers. The Guardian, July 14, 2016, www.theguardian.com/ society/2016/jul/14/genie-feral-child-los-angeles-researchers.   DeGregory, Lane 2021 The Girl in the Window. The Tampa Bay Times, August 21, 2011, projects.tampabay.com/projects/girl-in-the-window/.   McNeil, Mary Charles, Edward A. Polloway, and J. David Smith 1984 Feral and Isolated Children: Historical Review and Analysis. Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, February 1984, Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 1984), pp. 70-79.   Newton, Michael 2002 Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children. Picador, New York, NY.   Schwarz, Caitlin 2016 The Feral Child: Blurring the Boundary between the Human and the Animal. Animals & Society Institute, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2016, www.animalsandsociety. org/research/sloth/sloth-volume-2-no-1-winter-2016/7365-2/.   Sprehe, J. Timothy 1961 Feral Man and the Social Animal. The American Catholic Sociological Review, Summer, 1961, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Summer, 1961), pp. 161-167.   Stewart, Will 2019 Man raised by a pack of stray DOGS as a child reveals how they saved his life by keeping him warm and sharing their food with him—before Russian officials killed the animals. DailyMail.com, May 23, 2019, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7062899/Russian-man-raised-dogs-reveals-street-strays-saved-life.html.   Wicherink, Bram 2010 Tarzan! The Untamed Image of the Perfect Savage. Etnofoor, 2010, Vol. 22, No. 2, New Savages (2010), pp. 90-97.   Yousef, Nancy 2001 Savage or Solitary?: The Wild Child and Rousseau’s Man of Nature. Journal of the History of Ideas, Apr., 2001, Vol. 62 (Apr., 2001), pp. 245-263.   Zingg, Robert M. 1940 Feral Man and Extreme Cases of Isolation. The American Journal of Psychology, Oct., 1940, Vol. 53, No. 4 (Oct., 1940), pp. 487-517.
Episode 32: Holding Hands and Pitchin’ Woo
Jan 22 2024
Episode 32: Holding Hands and Pitchin’ Woo
Grab your chaperone and pour the lemonade! In this episode, The Two Suitors come a-callin’ and take a look at dating and courtship throughout history. Aw shucks, ain’t they sweet! Episode 32: Holding Hands and Pitchin’ Woo An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Bailey, Beth L. 1988 From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.   Brown, Susan L. and Sayaka K. Shinohara 2013 Dating Relationships in Older Adulthood: A National Portrait. Journal of Marriage and Family, October 2013, Vol. 75, No. 5 (October 2013), pp. 1194-1202.   Escasa-Dorne, Michelle and William Jankowiak 2018 Do Women Really Desire Casual Sex? Analysis of a Popular Online Dating/Liaison Site. Focality and Extension in Kinship: Essays in Memor of Harold W. Scheffler (ed. Warren Shapiro). Australian National University, Acton, Australia.   Finkel, Eli J., Paul W. Eastwick, Benjamin R. Karney, Harry Reis, and Susan Sprecher 2012 Online Dating: A Critical Analysis from the Perspectives of Psychological Science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, January 2012, Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2012), pp. 3-66.   Hodgson, Nichi 2017 The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder. Robinson, London, UK.   Nodell, Jacque 2018 How to Go Steady: Timeless Dating Advice, Wisdom, and Lessons from Vintage Romance Comics. Sequential Crush, Chatttanooga, TN.   O’Donnell, Tania 2017 A History of Courtship: 800 Years of Seduction. Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY.   Reid, Julie A., Gretchen R. Webber, and Sinikka Elliott 2011 Casual Hookups to Formal Dates: Refining the Boundaries of the Sexual Double Standard. Gender and Society, October 2011, Vol. 25, No. 5 (October 2011), pp. 545-568. 2015 “It’s Like Being in Church and Being on a Field Trip:” The Date Versus Party Situation in College Students’ Accounts of Hooking Up. Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May 2015), pp. 175-194.
Episode 31: Footbags, Mules, and Wellies, the Two Humans Salute the Shoe
Jan 15 2024
Episode 31: Footbags, Mules, and Wellies, the Two Humans Salute the Shoe
Calling all toe-knobs, sneakers and clogs! In this episode, The Two Humans finally give shoes their due as they celebrate the cultural significance of footwear. Episode 31: Footbags, Mules and Wellies: The Two Humans Salute the Shoe An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Beard, Tyler 1992 The Cowboy Boot Book. Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City, UT.   Bretana, Raissa 2021 Shoes. Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, NY.   Costello, Jessica 2014 Tracing the Footsteps of Ritual: Concealed Footwear in America. Historical Archaeology, 2014, Vol. 48, No. 3, Manifestations of Magic: The Archaeology and Material Culture of Folk Religion (2014), pp. 35-51.   Dabashi, Hamid 2013 The Arabs and their Flying Shoes. Al Jazeera, February 26, 2013, www.aljazeera. com/opinions/2013/2/26/the-arabs-and-their-flying-shoes.   Duke, Alan 2013 Why Shoe Throwing Is “Incredibly Offensive.” CNN, February 7, 2013, www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/world/meast/shoe-throwing-significance/index.html.   Geggel, Laura 2023 ‘Outstanding’ 2,200-Year-Old Child’s Shoe Discovered Deep Underground in Austrian Mine. Live Science, September 18, 2023, www.livescience.com/ archaeology/outstanding-2200-year-old-childs-shoe-discovered-deep-underground-in-austrian-mine.   Hall, Joseph Sparkes 1847 The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes. William H. Graham, New York, NY.   Miner, Dylan A. T. 2009 Provocations on Sneakers: The Multiple Significations of Athletic Shoes, Sport, Race, and Masculinity. The New Centennial Review, Fall 2009, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2009), pp. 73-107.   O’Keeffe, Linda 1996 Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Platforms, Sandals and Slippers, Boots, Mules, Sneakers, and More. Workman Publishing, New York, NY.   Radley, Dario 2023 Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans May Have Worn Shoes More Than 100,000 Years Ago. Archaeology News Online Magazine, September 12, 2023, archaeologymag.com/2023/09/humans-may-have-worn-shoes-148000-years-ago/.   Shawcross, Rebecca 2014 Shoes: An Illustrated History. Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London, UK.   Smith, Patrick 2023 The World’s Oldest Shoes? Sandals Found in Bat Cave Are Thousands of Years Old, Study Finds. NBCNews.com, September 29, 2023, www.nbcnews.com/ news/world/worlds-oldest-shoes-sandals-found-bat-cave-spain-granada-rcna118012.   Wan, Taufiq 2018 Insultingly Newsworthy: Arabs and their Shoes. The New Arab, March 31, 2018, www.newarab.com/opinion/insultingly-newsworthy-flying-shoes-and-their-unsuspecting-victims.   White, Robyn 2023 Extremely Well-Preserved Iron Age Child’s Shoe Discovered. MSN.com, September 1, 2023.