Radcliffe Institute Fellows Talk: The Milk Paradox, May 8, 2024

During my Radcliffe Fellowship, I have been exploring the phenomenon of lactose intolerance, its history of scientific study, and its unexpected ethnographic and archaeological paradoxes. In this Radcliffe Talk, I will explore humanity’s complicated relationship with milk, from the ancient Near East and the steppes of Mongolia to supermarket shelves.

Watch the Milk Paradox presentation here.