This Anthro Life
This Anthro Life
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Recent Episodes

Nov. 19, 2024

Transform Your Life by Asking Better Questions

Have you ever thought about the power of questions in shaping your relationships? In this episode of This Anthro Life, we explore how Emmy-winning filmmaker Topaz Adizes uses questions to create connection, trust, and clarit…
Nov. 11, 2024

Stop Chasing Goals – Do THIS Instead

Hey everyone! In this episode of This Anthro Life, I’m thrilled to sit down with Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist, founder of Nest Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.
Oct. 7, 2024

Design for the Future: Ethics, Evolution, and Anthropology with Michael Leube

In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell talks with anthropologist and design educator Michael Leube about how design, ethics, and anthropology intersect to shape the future of human behavior and culture.
Sept. 28, 2024

Best of Cultural Capitalist series

Today, we’re excited to bring you something a little different. Recently, we've been sharing a lot of episodes and shorts inspired by the work I’ve been doing alongside my colleague, Phil Searles, for Cultural Capitalist. In…
Sept. 19, 2024

How AI and Technology Are Redefining Work in the Post-Pandemic World with Claudia Strauss

In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell talks with anthropologist Claudia Strauss about how #AI, #technology, and the #postpandemic world are reshaping the nature of work in America. They explore crucial topic…
Sept. 13, 2024

The Value of Anthropology to Tech Investors

In this episode of This Anthro Life, we’ll dive into how anthropology is reshaping tech investment by examining human culture and its influence on innovation. You'll discover how the deep study of culture helps forecast mark…

About the Host

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Dr. Adam Gamwell

host, creator & producer

Dr. Adam Gamwell is an award-winning storyteller who makes anthropology matter in the modern world. As a cultural anthropologist, media creator, and founder of innovation storytelling consultancy Anthrocurious, he transforms human insights into stories that drive change. When he's not hosting This Anthro Life, Adam helps Fortune 1000 companies and startups harness the power of anthropological thinking through co-creating knowledge-sharing tools that leverage AI to amplify human expertise, culture and community interaction. His work spans award-winning documentaries, multilingual audio series, and pioneering research on everything from Peruvian quinoa farmers to climate tech innovation. As interim Editor-in-Chief of Anthropology News and creator of multiple anthropology-focused media projects, Adam is on a mission to make anthropology's relevance impossible to ignore.