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What hunter-gatherer gut microbiomes have that we don’t, and breaking the emoji code

August 31, 2017 #anthropologist, #anthropology, #biology, #books, #disease, #emoji, #History, #hunter-gatherers, #linguistics, #microbiomes, #science, #science aaas podcast

Sarah Crespi talks to Sam Smits about how our microbial passengers differ from one culture to the next—are we losing diversity and the ability to fight chronic disease?

For our books segment, Jen Golbeck talks with Vyvyan Evans about his book The Emoji Code: The Linguistics Behind Smiley Faces and Scaredy Cats.

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