Season 10 Episode 4 w Dr Kathleen Reinhardt on the similarities between human and primate sleep behaviours

In this episode, I chat with Dr Kathleen Reinhardt regarding her research into primates and how their sleep has evolved with their environment. 

Dr Reinhardt grew up in New York, completing a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at Stony Brook University before moving to the United Kingdom for further study. 

She completed a Master of Science in Primate Conservation and a PhD in Anthropology and Geography at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford before moving to Canada. 

Dr Reinhardt is currently based at the University of Calgary where she is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Transdisciplinary Research with the Faculty of Arts. 

Kathleen is also an accomplished scientific illustrator and wildlife artist.                                         

In this episode, Kathleen and I discuss: 

• A new term for me, Torpor, and its meaning. 

• Torpor and primates, with a focus on strepsirrhines. 

• Another new term, cathermal. 

• The similarities between primate and human sleep behaviour. 

• The impact of humans on primate habitat and behaviours. 

• The impact of light on animals and humans. 

• Random thoughts and good wildlife documentaries. 

• Kathleen’s wildlife artwork. 

• Dreams in different environments. 

• The ups and downs of research. 

Website: https://www.kathleenreinhardt.com/ 

Email: kathleen.reinhardt@ucalgary.ca 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theart_ofscience/