We discuss the geographical limitations of China, and the impact it had on the founder crop package species of China. We cover what makes rice such a unique crop species, including the biological changes it had to undergo during domestication.

Volume 1 Episode 7: Spread the Bread Part 2

Apr 17th, 2021 25m 9s

We continue where we left off in Part 1, discussing the spread of agriculture in the Balkans, Central, Western and Northern Europe, as well as brief look on Central Asia. You can find show notes and references wolvesandwheapodcast.com and you c

Volume 1 Episode 6: Spread the Bread Part 1

Apr 6th, 2021 26m 36s

In this episode, we explore how the Levant Founder Crop Species Package made its way to new geographical and culturally distinct regions. We start with the immediate spread in the Levant, the spread to Greece, and also the history of agricultur

Volume 1 Episode 5: Our Daily Bread

Dec 12th, 2020 28m 3s

We discuss what makes wheat, common wheat in particular, such unique species in terms of genetics compared to other domesticated plants, and the types of genetic changes wheat and barley had to undergo in order to expand their range with humans

Volume 1 Episode 4: Paradigm Shift

Sep 27th, 2020 27m 22s

We continue our journey through Plant Domestication, with a deeper dive on Near Eastern Plant Domestication models. We review the old model that we mentioned parts of in our first few episodes, and then introduce what we think is a better model

Bonus

Volume 1 Supplemental 2: Nitrogen Fixing Plants

Jul 26th, 2020 29m 22s

In this episode we continue our detour and explore the symbiotic relationship between Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and plants . Check us out on our website at wolvesandwheatpodcast.com and reach out to us at [email protected] with an

Volume 1 Supplemental 1: Biology and History of C4 Plants

Jun 19th, 2020 21m 59s

In this episode we take a detour and explore biochemistry of C4 photosynthesis and the effects that C4 plants had on the biosphere and on human history. Check us out on our website at wolvesandwheatpodcast.com and reach out to us at wolvesandw

Volume 1 Episode 3: The Crops That Feed the World

May 26th, 2020 38m 19s

We examine the ecological and dietary aspects of grass and legume species, traits that made them good candidates for domestication, and the important roles they played on the way to agriculture. We also explore domestication from the opposite s

Volume 1 Episode 2: To Hunt or Not to Hunt

May 5th, 2020 28m 40s

We explore what made the shift from a hunter gather society to an agricultural society possible and necessary based on anthropological, archeological, and genetic evidence. Check us out on our website at wolvesandwheatpodcast.com and reach out

Volume 1 Episode 1: The Land Before History

Apr 19th, 2020 33m 5s

We explore mechanisms that cause ice ages and their impact on the development of agriculture. Reach out to us at [email protected]

Episode 0: Self-introduction

Apr 19th, 2020 1m 11s

Welcome to Wolves and Wheat Podcast, our podcast about the interactions of biology and history! In this short episode we introduce ourselves and the podcast. Reach out to us at [email protected]

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