Podcasts
Zooarchaeology: bones to answer beastly questions
This episode of Human Animal Science will change the way you look at a chicken wishbone, forever! Naomi Sykes is an Associate Professor in Zooarchaeology (the study of human-animal relationships in archaeology) at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research focuses on human-animal-landscape relationships and how they inform us about the structure, beliefs and practices of past societies. Naomi’s approach in the exciting area of zooarchaeology has wide application across different geographical…
Wild behaviour: the science of why cats like boxes
Sandra McCune holds a PhD that examined the temperament and welfare of caged cats as well as qualifications in vet nursing and zoology. She knows the answer to why cats like boxes, and the science behind it. In her current…
Positive psychology: identifying how we thrive
Dr. Pauleen Bennett is Director of Regional Operations in the School of Psychological Science at La Trobe University. Pauleen combines her academic work at La Trobe with a range of community activities designed to improve human-companion animal relationships. She leads a…
Sam Gosling: Animal personality
Sam Gosling is a psychologist based at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA. His research interests include social perception, new methods of data collection online and cross-species work, where he examines how animals can inform theories of personality…
Healthy communities: dogs and people
Sophie Constable, Education Officer at Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC), has training as a veterinarian, in Indigenous education, and in public health. She has worked in the field in pet education programs in urban, rural and remote…