Marlene Zuk

15 Podcast Episodes

Episode 34 - Paleofantasy with Marlene Zuk

Episode 34 - Paleofantasy with Marlene Zuk

[caption id="attachment_464" align="alignnone" width="860"] Marlene Zuk presenting a TED Talk.[/caption]For this episode... Read more

19 Jul 2023

1hr 5mins

290. Evolution as the Tinkerer Not the Engineer feat. Marlene Zuk

290. Evolution as the Tinkerer Not the Engineer feat. Marlene Zuk

Here’s the thing about evolution: It’s really complicated. And there’s so much about how humans have evolved and what ca... Read more

9 Jun 2023

55mins

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#5 – Marlene Zuk – Dancing Cockatoos, Silent Sparks and the Future

#5 – Marlene Zuk – Dancing Cockatoos, Silent Sparks and the Future

Dancing Cockatoos, Silent Sparks and the Future: Writing About Science for the Public Marlene Zuk, PhD, Regents Professo... Read more

27 Sep 2022

1hr

#650 Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test - Dr. Marlene Zuk

#650 Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test - Dr. Marlene Zuk

Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test - Dr. Marlene Zuk The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Science Interv... Read more

22 Jul 2022

29mins

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Nature vs Nurture? w/ Marlene Zuk

Nature vs Nurture? w/ Marlene Zuk

Today I'm speaking with one of my very first guests on the Here We Are podcast, Marlene Zuk. Marlene is a Professor of E... Read more

14 Jul 2022

1hr 6mins

Aug 2014: Marlene Zuk, hummingbird taste perception, and magpie thieves

Aug 2014: Marlene Zuk, hummingbird taste perception, and magpie thieves

In this 1st birthday episode, I find out about some more avian criminals of the animal kingdom. I learn that most birds ... Read more

10 Sep 2014

Marlene Zuk: The Paleo Delusion

Marlene Zuk: The Paleo Delusion

We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in caves rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than wear s... Read more

23 Jun 2014

34mins

BB55: Come share a paleofantasy with Marlene Zuk!

BB55: Come share a paleofantasy with Marlene Zuk!

In episode 55 we’re joined by a luminary of evolutionary biology and behavioural ecology, Professor Marlene Zuk of the U... Read more

31 Jan 2014

31mins

Paleofantasy: Marlene Zuk

Paleofantasy: Marlene Zuk

I talk with the author of Paleofantasy, Marlene Zuk. We talk about whether or not the Paleo Diet is just a fantasy or if... Read more

16 Sep 2013

25mins

Marlene Zuk, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live” (Norton, 2013)

Marlene Zuk, “Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live” (Norton, 2013)

The Hebrews called it “Eden.” The Greeks and Romans called it the “Golden Age.” The philosophes–or Rousseau at least–cal... Read more

22 Apr 2013

57mins

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