Kyra Wellstrom, forensic anthropologist and co-author of Build Better Worlds, joined Michael for a live Q&A on what biological anthropology can teach worldbuilders. Topics include what a skeleton can actually tell you, building nonhuman species from the ground up, how biology drives culture, and why disease matters more than most fiction acknowledges.

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Next up April 15th: Dr. Jeana Jorgensen on folklore, fairy tales, and worldbuilding. 6:30pm Mountain Time. Don’t forget to bring your questions for the livestream, or put them in the chat in advance!