Daniel Wescott's guest appearances

Daniel Wescott

Ologies with Alie Ward

What About Death!?

Jane McGonigal

Seamus Blackley

Joseph R. Ferrari

Danielle N. Lee

Samuel Johnson

Helen Zaltzman

Bill Nye

Katie Mack

Russell Barkley

Katherine Spiers

Franita Tolson

Shan Boody

Hank Green

Neil Pasricha

Phil Torres

OwlTail

In today's episode of "What about Death" I speak with Dr Daniel Wescott who is the Director of the Forensic Anthropology Centre Texas State (FACTS) in the USA. Dr Wescott explains the field of forensic anthropology and the importance of understanding what happens to the human body after death whether in relation to archaeological finds or contemporary research. Dr Wescott tells us how human bodies that are donated after death provide the opportunity to study how they decompose which in turn assists in solving crime, identifying missing persons and responding effectively to natural disasters.This episode was hosted by Tsultrim and edited by Shannon Callander, with special thanks to Kiara Fauzi, Verena Coombs, Joshua Byrd, and the Karuna team.Brought to you by karuna.org.au https://karuna.org.au/donate-karuna/Music: Bling Heights by Ahjay StelinoIf listening to these podcasts raises any concerns or issues for you please contact Lifeline on 131114 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636

In today's episode of "What about Death" I speak with Dr Daniel Wescott who is the Director of the Forensic Anthropology Centre Texas State (FACTS) in the USA. Dr Wescott explains the field of forensic anthropology and the importance of understanding what happens to the human body after death whether in relation to archaeological finds or contemporary research. Dr Wescott tells us how human bodies that are donated after death provide the opportunity to study how they decompose which in turn assists in solving crime, identifying missing persons and responding effectively to natural disasters. This episode was hosted by Tsultrim and edited by Shannon Callander, with special thanks to Kiara Fauzi, Verena Coombs, Joshua Byrd, and the Karuna team. Brought to you by <a href="http://karuna.org.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">karuna.org.au</a> <a href="https://karuna.org.au/donate-karuna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://karuna.org.au/donate-karuna/</a> Music: Bling Heights by Ahjay Stelino If listening to these podcasts raises any concerns or issues for you please contact Lifeline on 131114 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636

Dr Daniel Wescott: Forensic anthropology, what it is and how it helps the living

Let's dig right into Spooktober with ... BONES. You're a steak-covered skeleton and it's nothing to fear. The amazingly kind and committed osteologist Dr. Daniel J. Wescott of Texas State University's famed Forensic Anthropology Research Center sits down -- surrounded by skulls and femurs and ribs -- and chats about how bones are formed, how they break, why they might hurt when the weather changes, what CSI gets wrong, how long it takes a body to decompose, looking for isotopes in found remains, cast iron coffins, skeleton myths, body donation, and more. Will Alie freak out, or will this exposure to hundreds of skeletons under one roof chill her out? Also, dickbones: are they for winners or losers?A donation went to the Texas State Forensic Anthropology Research Center Sponsor links: kiwi.com/ologies; withcove.com/ologies; HelloFresh.com/Ologies80; More links up at alieward.com/ologies/osteologyBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologiesOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS!Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologiesFollow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWardSound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media &amp; Steven Ray MorrisTheme song by Nick ThorburnSpecial thanks to Dr. Joe HansonSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

Let's dig right into Spooktober with ... BONES. You're a steak-covered skeleton and it's nothing to fear. The amazingly kind and committed osteologist Dr. Daniel J. Wescott of Texas State University's famed Forensic Anthropology Research Center sits down -- surrounded by skulls and femurs and ribs -- and chats about how bones are formed, how they break, why they might hurt when the weather changes, what CSI gets wrong, how long it takes a body to decompose, looking for isotopes in found remains, cast iron coffins, skeleton myths, body donation, and more. Will Alie freak out, or will this exposure to hundreds of skeletons under one roof chill her out? Also, dickbones: are they for winners or losers? A donation went to the <a href="https://www.txstate.edu/anthropology/facts/donations/Financial.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas State Forensic Anthropology Research Center </a>Sponsor links: <a href="http://kiwi.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kiwi.com/ologies</a>; <a href="http://withcove.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">withcove.com/ologies</a>; <a href="http://HelloFresh.com/Ologies80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HelloFresh.com/Ologies80</a>; More links up at <a href="http://alieward.com/ologies/osteology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alieward.com/ologies/osteology</a>Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Patreon.com/ologies</a><a href="http://ologiesmerch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS!Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/ologies</a> or <a href="http://instagram.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/ologies</a>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/AlieWard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/AlieWard</a> or <a href="http://instagram.com/AlieWard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/AlieWard</a>Sound editing by <a href="http://instagram.com/Jarrett_Sleeper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jarrett Sleeper</a> of <a href="http://www.mindjammedia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MindJam Media</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/stevenRayMorris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Ray Morris</a>Theme song by Nick ThorburnSpecial thanks to <a href="http://Twitter.com/DrJoeHanson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Joe Hanson</a><a href="http://Patreon.com/ologies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies</a>

Osteology (SKELETONS/BODY FARMS) with Daniel Wescott