Big Biology
Big Biology
Why are we like this? (Ep 95)
Preview
0:00
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -33:37
-33:37

Why are we like this? (Ep 95)

Why do humans look so different from one another? Why do we have different types of hair and different skin colors?

And what do these traits have to do with the concept of race?

On this episode, we talk with Tina Lasisi, incoming professor at the University of Michigan, about variation in human hair structure and skin color. We talk about why such variation may have evolved, and how biologists are studying it. We also discuss the implications of her work for the conce…

Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Big Biology to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.