Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-12-28
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In a special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt talks to Cat Bohannon about her new book Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. SOURCE:Cat Bohannon, researcher and author.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Eve
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon is a sweeping popular science book that explores how the female body shaped human evolution over hundreds of millions of years.
Discussed“So I was amazed and surprised to read in your book that not only do babies latch onto some men's breasts, but that male breasts can actually sometimes produce milk. Oh, absolutely, many male nipples can produce milk biologically.”
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Directory of Officers, Faculty, Students, Departments
Discussed“Well, few people cover more ground than K. Bannan and her book 'Eve', so I suspect our email inbox will be quite busy. I'm eager to hear what you think, whether you're an expert in the subject matter or just someone like me who isn't very familiar with the topic but loves to think about new ideas.”
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