A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

An Anthropologist Responds: How Old Are Humans?

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

In this podcast episode, Professor Burlingame breaks down how anthropologists know the real age of the human species -- despite what you may have heard! -- and why this information is important to you.

This podcast is a must for anyone looking to connect the history of humans with their own personal development.

(9 minutes and 11 seconds)

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Hominid

Human

Bipedal

Neanderthal

Cro-Magnon

Australopithecus

Homo Erectus

Homo Habilis

Homo sapiens sapiens

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An Anthropologist Responds: Why Does Professor Burlingame Focus On Conflict?

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

In this podcast episode, Professor Burlingame breaks down the ways that anthropology can provide needed human insight into many areas of your human life, but especially when it comes to difference and conflict.

This podcast is a must for anyone looking to learn what lessons anthropology teaches that can be applied to the universal human problem of dealing with conflict - personally and collectively.

(8 minutes and 19 seconds)

Links For This Episode:

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An Anthropology Perspective: Why Not Everything Needs To Be A Problem

Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400

In this podcast episode, Professor Burlingame takes the lessons you can learn from the field of anthropology about problem-solving to another level.

This podcast is a must for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the problems that keep piling up around them.

(5 minutes and 5 seconds)

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

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Human Change and Anthropology

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

In this podcast episode, Professor Burlingame breaks down the importance of change in a human life and how anthropology can shed light on how you can more positively handle it in your life.

This podcast is a must for anyone looking for deeper understand into the inevitability of change in a human life.

(7 minutes and 47 seconds)

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