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b'You may not feel that your skeleton does very much. But without it you\\u2019d be a limp bag of protoplasm, unable to move.\\xa0And while you may regard bones as rigid and inert, they are living tissue.\\xa0\\nBones are also time capsules, preserving much of your personal history. Find out how evolutionary biologists, forensic anthropologists, and even radiation scientists read them.\\nAnd why won\\u2019t your dog stop gnawing on that bone?\\nGuests:\\xa0\\n\\n\\nBrian Switek\\xa0\\u2013 Pen name of Riley Black, Author of \\u201cSkeleton Keys: the Secret Life of Bone.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAnn Ross\\xa0\\u2013 Forensic anthropologist at North Carolina State University.\\xa0Her lab is the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.\\n\\n\\nStanley Coren\\xa0\\u2013 Professor emeritus of psychology at the University of British Columbia, and author of many books about canine behavior including, \\u201cWhy Does My Dog Act That Way?\\u201d\\n\\n\\nDoug Brugge\\xa0\\u2013 Professor and chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine\\n\\nOriginally aired November 30, 2020\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\n\\xa0\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'