105 - John Gowdy

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105 - John Gowdy

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Dec 29, 2014

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Dr. John Gowdy is Rittenhouse Teaching Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We discuss the social and economic lives of hunter gatherers, among other things.

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Dec 29, 2014

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