Why Am I Like This?

Being a human can be weird. Even when everything is "normal" (whatever that means), you might not always get what your body is doing…or why. Dr. Tina Lasisi, full-time biological anthropologist and part-time human, is here to help you make sense of how and why our bodies do what they do.

Featured Videos

• How Did We Evolve a Sense of Smell?

  Ep1 | 10m 38s

• Where Does My Skin Color Come From?

  Ep2 | 9m 20s

• Why Do We Have Different Hair Types?

  Ep3 | 9m 46s

Episodes

• Can We Change Our Body Type?

  Ep7 | 12m 13s

• Can Humans Change Their Sleep Cycle?

  Ep6 | 8m 3s

• Why Do We Get Allergies? (And Are They Really Necessary?)

  Ep5 | 10m 55s

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