SoS 205: Dimitris Xygalatas on Fire walking and other things that make us human
4.12.2023
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Chris and special guest co-host Courtney Manthey-Peirce interview Dimitris Xygalatas, author of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. Associate Professor in Anthropology and Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut and head of the Experimental Anthropology Lab, Dimitris is an anthropologist and cognitive scientist who studies some things that make us human – but not the obvious ones. He is interested in some of the more peculiar aspects of human nature: ritual, music, sports fanship, and other things that help people connect, cope, and live meaningful lives. Dimitris’ research combines experimental methods with ethnographic fieldwork to study human culture holistically over the last several years in Southern Europe and Mauritius.
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Contact Dimitris: [email protected]
Website: xygalatas.com; Twitter: @xygalatas
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Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association:
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Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair,
Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, E-mail: [email protected], Twitter:@Chris_Ly
Courtney Manthey-Peirce, Guest-Co-Host, Website: courtneymanthey-pierce.godaddysites.com/ E-mail: [email protected], Twitter: @HolyLaetoli
Cristina Gildee, SoS producer
Website: cristinagildee.org, E-mail: [email protected], Twitter:@CristinaGildee
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