AnthroBiology Podcast

Gaby Lapera

The AnthroBiology Podcast sits down with biological anthropologists once or twice a month to learn about what they do and why it's rad. Want to know more about our evolutionary past? Or what your bones say about you? Maybe chimps are more your speed? If it's anthropology and it's about humans, we'll cover it. Learn more at anthrobiology.com

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AnthroBiology Podcast

Episodes (74)

Jul 29th Dr. Christiane Baigent – How do bodies decompose at high altitude? Colorado Mesa University's FIRS body farm
Jun 30th Dr. Raquel Fleskes – Using Ancient DNA to interpret historical sites
May 29th Dr. Andrew Best – Why do humans sweat?

AnthroBiology Podcast

Jul 29, 2026
1¼ hours
103 MB

Dr. Christiane Baigent of Colorado Mesa University runs the Forensic Investigation Resource Station (FIRS), which is the highest body farm in the world. We talk about how bodies decompose at high altitude and how it can differ from decomp at lower altitude. Dr. Baigent also shares some of the behind-the-scenes of running a body farm. Recommendations Dr. Baigent's faculty profile at Colorado Mesa University Forensic Investigation Resource Station (FIRS) website American Academy of Forensic Sciences website Baigent, C. (2024). The effect of altitude on decomposition: Toward an understanding of the postmortem interval in...

AnthroBiology Podcast

Dr. Christiane Baigent – How do bodies decompose at high altitude? Colorado Mesa University's FIRS body farm

Gaby Lapera

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