Episode 47: Squeaky Clean, A Holistic History of Human Hygiene

Rubber ducky? Check. Shower cap? Check. The Two Humans head to the bathroom to investigate the history of personal hygiene. 

Episode 47--Squeaky Clean: A Holistic History of Human Hygiene

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Resources:

AOBiome Therapeutics

2024 AOBiome Therapeutics (website), www.aobiome.com.

 

Ashenburg, Katherine

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Bushman, Richard L. and Claudia L. Bushman

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Curtis, Valerie

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Dyer, Gabrielle

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Elmasry, Faiza

2020 Historian Explores the Evolution of Personal Hygiene. Voice of America, April 22, 2020, www.voanews.com/a/science-health_historian-explores-evolution-personal-hygiene/6187950.html.

 

Hartley, Cecil B.

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Indigo Invitational

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Long, Danielle

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Respers, Lisa

2021 Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Say They Don’t Believe in Bathing Their Kids or Themselves Too Much. CNN, July 27, 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/ entertainment/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-bathing/index.html.

 

Scott, Julia

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Simon, Scott

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Smith, Virginia

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Ward, Peter

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Welin, Matilda

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