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Dr. Andrew Best – Why do humans sweat?

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AnthroBiology Podcast
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May 29, 2026
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2712
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Summary

Dr. Andrew Best of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts joined the show to talk about sweat -- what it is, when we do it, how we vary, and why it makes humans different from most other animals. Recommendations Dr. Best's faculty profile at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Dr. Best Google scholar profile My Sport Science from Asker Jeukendrup (website) Asker Jeukendrup (instagram) Gatorade Sports Science Institute Everts, S. (2021). The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration . W.W. Norton & Company. Galloway, S. (2025). Notes on Being a Man. Simon & Schuster.