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Questions for our next Podcast Guest?

For our next podcast, Kallie is talking to David Howe, who is an anthropologist, archaeologist, science educator, and most importantly an Ethnocynologist - which is the study of dogs within past and present human societies.

What questions do you have for David? Let us know in the comments! 

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Evin Carvill-Ziermer

Does he have any knowledge or theroies on how dogs became domesticated? As in genetically what is responsible for this.

Acacia Brown

The Salish wool dog is interesting

Primarch359

Have any known societies either been not familiar with dogs or outright rejected/banned them?

Stephen O'Leary

What do you know about pre-Colombian exchange dogs in the New World? I would love to know the history of Chihuahuas and other dogs from that era

Ryder Soleno

When you look at dog breeds we have now like French Bulldogs who anatomically are so far removed from other dogs like a Great Dane the resemblance between skeletons is distant at best, especially when comparing the skulls. How do you think future humans will look at the extreme dog breeds we've created? Do we have evidence of similar extreme breeding in the Bioarcheological record?

Quinlan Vuong

I meant "ethnocynology," sorry.

DOUGLAS R EICH

What are the controversies in our understanding of early human/canine companionship? Is ethnocynocology a domain with some "settled" questions, or are there very basic issues that remain in dispute?

DOUGLAS R EICH

What do you think human evolution would have looked like over the past 50,000 years if we hadn't developed symbiotic relationships with some animals.

Patricia Dwyer-Morgan

Could he tell the story behind the amazing images he commissioned? Particularly "The First Dog Burial” it gets me every time

Primarch359

What do you think about all the different breeding and interbreeding we do with dogs?

Patricia Dwyer-Morgan

Under what circumstances are humans likely to view dogs as pets/companion animals, or working partners, or food? How do we hold such different views?

Patricia Dwyer-Morgan

Taking the long view, are humans good companions or pack members for dogs? What is the best living situation for modern dogs?

Patricia Dwyer-Morgan

How did evolution shape human babies? Our babies are helpless for much longer than the newborns of most mammals. Also, why do babies cry so loudly? Wouldn't it have been an evolutionary disadvantage to have a crying baby that attracted predators to the humans' location?

Rohit Kossery


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