Nina G. Jablonski is an American anthropologist and palaeobiologist who’s work focusses on the social and biological meanings of skin color in humans. She completed her PhD in Anthropology in 1981 and she is currently an Evan Pugh University Professor at Pennsylvania State University. Her work spans broad yet intimately connected topics such as human evolution, human diversity, and racism. She was recently elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and in 2009, she was elected to the American Philosophical Society. - Nina is the author of several books including “Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color”, and “Skin: A Natural History” which examine the biological basis of skin pigmentation as well as the sociocultural implications of varying degrees of melanin density. - Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:32 - How Nina Started Studying Skin 00:11:45 - The Goldilocks Zone of UV Exposure 00:16:22 - Evolutionary Depigmentation Events 00:22:58 - Discussing Skin Pigmentation in the Medical Field 00:28:37 - Balancing Sun Exposure in Our Unnatural World 00:31:42 - Vitamin D or Sunlight? 00:39:32 - Epidemiology of Skin Cancers & Public Health Messaging 00:44:33 - How Pigmentation Impacts Addictive Behaviour Patterns 00:48:22 - Color-Based Discrimination 00:58:08 - Dissecting Race & Culture with Regard to Identity 01:01:28 - Importance of Early Childhood Education 01:05:08 - Categorical Thinking & Minimal Group Paradigm Bias 01:07:20 - Nina’s Current Projects 01:09:19 - Hair in Human Culture 01:12:59 - Outro - Follow Nina Here Website Books - Follow My Work Website Consultation Instagram Youtube Spotify Apple Podcasts Linkedin Linktree