About this episode
Karen Nickell revisits menopausal mammal, this time with brand new context: new research from Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees shows some chimps experience menopause too. She explains what makes humans evolutionary outliers, unpacks the grandmother hypothesis, and explores why certain toothed whales (like orcas) stop reproducing yet continue to live for decades.
Visit our website itchyandbitchy.com to read blog posts on the many topics we have covered on the show.
Visit our website itchyandbitchy.com to read blog posts on the many topics we have covered on the show.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Itchy and Bitchy publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Itchy and Bitchy
Estrogen Has Been Let Out of Jail!
Itchy and Bitchy
May 2, 202647:52pending
Dining with Your Dog: No Kibble Needed
Itchy and Bitchy
Apr 18, 202630:12failed
Can Heartbreak Physically Break Your Heart?
Itchy and Bitchy
Apr 4, 202623:42failed
Vaginal Biofilm: Stranger Than Fiction!
Itchy and Bitchy
Mar 21, 202617:10failed