Greg Laden
| Greg Laden | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Gregory Thomas Laden |
| Born | 1958 (age 57–58) |
| Fields | Biological anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota |
| Education | University of the State of New York Regents College, Harvard University |
| Thesis | Ethnoarchaeology and land use ecology of the Efe (Pygmies) of the Ituri Rain Forest, Zaire: a behavioral ecological study of land use patterns and foraging behavior (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Irven DeVore |
| Spouse | Amanda |
| Children | 2 (one son, one daughter)[1] |
Gregory Thomas "Greg" Laden is an American biological anthropologist and science blogger.
Education
Born in 1958, Laden received his B.A. from the University of the State of New York's Regents College program in 1984, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1987 and 1992, respectively, where he was advised by Irven DeVore.[2][3]
Career
Laden has taught at multiple institutions, including, but not limited to, Harvard, the University of Minnesota, and Century College.[4] In 1999, when he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota, he co-authored a study in Current Anthropology that found that the practice of humans cooking food evolved because it allowed them to cook vegetables.[2][5] He publishes a blog, "Greg Laden's Blog", on ScienceBlogs,[1] where he focuses on public controversies regarding multiple scientific topics, including global warming[6] and evolution.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Greg Laden". ScienceBlogs. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- 1 2 "The Raw and the Stolen" (PDF). Current Anthropology. 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Zhang, Zara (29 September 2014). "Pioneering Anthropologist, Prolific Teacher, Dies". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Greg Laden". Slate. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Reuters (12 August 1999). "Better health in early man linked to fire and veggies". Deseret News. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Paul (13 October 2015). "Wrong, wrong, wrong: The anti-science bullsh*t which explains why the right gets away with lies — and why the mainstream media lets them". Salon. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Sudesnha (3 February 2014). "Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham: Should scientists bother debating creationists?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 10 April 2016.