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Why Am I Like This?

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S01E08 - "Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?"

Aired on Feb 2, 2023, 5:00 PM

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Description

Being a human can be weird. Even when everything is "normal" (whatever that means), you might not always get what your body is doingĂ˘â‚¬Â¦or why. Dr. Tina Lasisi, full-time biological anthropologist and part-time human, is here to help you make sense of how and why our bodies do what they do.

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Status: Running
Language: English
Runtime: 10 min
Premiered: July 21, 2022

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Episodes (1 Season · 8 Episodes)

How Did We Evolve a Sense of Smell?

In this episode, we walk through how our brain develop and process smell.Ă‚Â

Jul 21, 2022

11 min

Where Does My Skin Color Come From?

In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how we genetically inherit skin color.Ă‚Â

Aug 18, 2022

9 min

Why Do We Have Different Hair Types?

We walk through why hair varies so much across all humans.

Sep 15, 2022

10 min

Where Does Our Stress Come From?

We explore the evolutionary function of stress.

Oct 27, 2022

10 min

Why Do We Get Allergies? (And Are They Really Necessary?)

Let's walk through how our immune system evolved and what affects our allergies.Ă‚Â

Nov 10, 2022

11 min

Can Humans Change Their Sleep Cycle?

Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through the peaks and valleys of our circadian rhythm.

Dec 8, 2022

8 min

Can We Change Our Body Type?

We walk through the types of muscles and hormones that transform the body.Ă‚Â

Jan 5, 2023

12 min

Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?

We explore how the structure of our vocal tract produces sound and why humans speak.

Feb 2, 2023