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How does archeology play a role in our diets? Archeologist, chef and author of “Eat Like a Human,” Bill Schindler joins The Doctors to share what the past can teach us about our modern diet. He shares …

The way that we produce and consume dairy today is nothing like it’s been for thousands of years. It has resulted in nutritionally inferior foods. The cows are fed differently, the milk is treated …

Maize is one of the most widely grown grains in the world. The way that much of it is processed has contributed to making millions of people sick over the past 500 years. Dr. Bill Schindler talks …

Dr. Bill Schindler explains why the processes we have in place today in the food industry lead to a less healthy and enriched lifestyle. The way humans eat animals has shifted. Our brains grew …

Podcast Episode 92 is a lively chat with my friend Dr. Bill Schindler, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology. Wow does he know the history of what determined the perfect human diet – and …

Learn about Dr. Bill Schindler’s Eat Like a Human journey and how he has struggled with his weight for his entire life until he realized the key to human health & diet is learning to #EatLikeaHuman

Should humans eat bread?
I get asked this question All. The. Time.

Yes, you can eat bread! You just need to eat it like a duck 😉

The human body is not designed to eat grains – that is, at …

You know those plants and weeds you see every day growing outside your home? They may not look like much, but if prepared properly, they can be transformed into a delicious and nutritious meal. Dr. …

Here is an empowering thought for all of you considering starting to butcher at home – there is no right or wrong way to do it! In fact, the only requirements are to be respectful and safe. …

We spent the afternoon foraging for greens to fill a homemade frittata that evening for dinner. Perfect way to spend time together outside while creating a nutrient-dense dinner to keep us healthy …

If you’re in the wilderness and have nothing, perhaps the most important thing you need is a sharp, durable edge. Humans are among the weakest species on the planet and tools are what help us …

Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources.

Bill is a gastronomic archaeologist, primitive technologist and chef. Travel the world documenting traditional forms of food and take inspiration from deep archaeological and ethnographic records, and …

Food Anthropologist Dr. Bill Schindler is on an international quest to discover what we should eat. He and his family uncover ancient culinary practices and show how they can bring simplicity and good …

Dr. Bill walks you through how to shape his fermented oatmeal bread in a pullman pan

Food Anthropologist Dr. Bill Schindler is on an international quest to discover what we should eat. He and his family uncover ancient culinary practices and show how they can bring simplicity and good …

Two adventurers journey across the globe and follow in the footsteps of the earliest humans in order to test if modern man has what it takes to survive as our primitive ancestors did.

A plan for the Ellicott City flooding, plus, visiting Washington College’s Eastern Shore Food Lab.

Bill talks to CNN reporter Brooke Baldwin concerning hiker. Amanda Eller, surviving 17 days in the thick forest of Hawaii.

Perhaps the most the general public knows about Washington College’s Eastern Shore Food Lab, at least until recently, was its dubious distinction as being the entity that replaced the beloved Blue …

Prof. Bill Schindler talks to us about the complicated subject of what humans are designed to eat. The answer is pretty surprising.

Portions of this will appear in the feature-length documentary …

Thanks to @siddhartaltamirano for creating this video when our family visited expert quesillo maker, Silvia, in Oaxaca, Mexico! We began with fresh raw milk still warm from the cow, fermented it using …

Archaeologist-Chef Dr. Bill Schindler, Founder and Director of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, talks to Steve Clemons, Washington editor at large of The Atlantic and editor of Atlantic LIVE.

The full story is finally being told on what humans are supposed to eat, where we went wrong in the past 60 years, and how to fix this all.

We headed to Blarney Castle and all had a chance to get the gift of gab (like any of us need it) by kissing the Blarney Stone! We had no idea that we would be suspended over an opening and have to …

Dr. Bill Schindler had a chance to talk about ancestral diets and the importance of nose-to-tail approach to eating. He shared some of his creations including head cheese, pâté wrapped caul fat and …

A closer look at some of the developments in meat technology, as this year’s host farmer Gillian O’Sullivan travels to The Netherlands to check out the world’s first test tube burger. Then Dr. Bill …

Having tried the Paleo Diet in Season 1 and a High Protein Gym Diet in Season 2, this season presenter Philip Boucher-Hayestakes on the challenge of trying the now very fashionable vegan diet for a …

A day off from school for Alyssa means an adventure to find a Fairy Tree at Marley Park in Dublin, Ireland

Delicious dinner at Insects in the Backyard highlighting Entomophagy in Bangkok, Thailand! See the gourmet menu we enjoyed!

This year, we are so lucky to be living in Airfield Estate in Dublin, Ireland. When “The Beast from the East” snow storm hit in February though, we needed to head out and make sure the grounds and …

We visited a night market in Bangkok and stumbled upon this candy powered by liquid nitrogen! So much fun and super cold!!

Last Dance at Christina’s 40th

Creating a shared My Map for Google makes travel planning so much easier because you can truly see how long it will take to get from place to place!

Of all the things the kids wanted to continue this year was making and eating Monkey Bread and Biscuits & Sausage Gravy on Christmas Morning! Here’s a peek into making that happen!

A magical moment to kick-off the holiday season as the lights turned on on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland!

The Modern Stone Age Family conquered the Carrick-a-Rede Bridge (66ft long and suspended 98ft over the Atlantic) in Northern Ireland. Fisherman used to travel this bridge (with only one side rail) to …

Dr. Bill Schindler describes the scope of research that will guide the launch of the Eastern Shore Food Lab at Washington College.

Christmas Tree Surprise from Airfield Estate and Howbert & Mays Gardens to The Modern Stone Age Family

3 hours outside of Berlin we found the Würchwitzer Milbenkäse Cheese Museum, home to the infamous German Mite Cheese. Our whole family had a chance to see the mites up-close and then taste the cheese …

Dr. Bill Schindler, takes the stage with Ross Andersen, Senior Editor of The Atlantic to talk about what it means to eat like a human at the 2017 Washington IDEAS conference.

Dr. Bill Schindler introduces the Eastern Shore Food Lab at Washington College. http://www.washcoll.edu/foodlab

Bill Schindler, with Washington College, talks about insect food and Jennifer Franciotti takes a bite.

Students in Dr. Bill Schindler’s Experimental Archaeology class describe the learning experience in Cromwell Hall. http://www.washcoll.edu

Two and a half million years ago our ancestors left the trees and ventured out into the planet’s harshest terrains. For millions of years we withstood droughts and ice ages to not only survive, but …

Bill and Cat follow in the footsteps of the first Americans who migrated south into the Pacific Northwest. Navigating a separate land and sea route, their goal is to unite on the coast and head …

Cat and Bill finally make it to the salmon spawning grounds but initially only find dead fish. Thinking they’re too late, they come across a shallow pool filled with fish. But salmon are virtually …

Cat and Bill split up and take an inland and coastal route that early humans used to get to the Pacific Northwest. The plan is to meet up at the mouth of a river and take advantage of the annual …

Bill and Cat follow in the footsteps of the first Americans to cross the Bering Land Bridge 15,000 years ago. Their trek begins in the Alaskan tundra, where a winter storm beats down upon them. In …

Bill and Cat attempt to survive as nomadic herders in Mongolia 5,000 years ago. To keep their animals alive, they must move the herd to its summer camp before the cold winter weather moves in. As the …

To survive the freezing weather, Bill and Cat use special tools to get a a fire started.

Bill and Cat attempt to survive as mobile hunters living in Siberia during the peak of the Ice Age. Plant life is sparse, and the only hope for the survival is to track and kill big game. They begin …

Bill and Cat find a pack of wolves ripping a yak carcass apart and wait their turn to pick at the remains.

Bill and Cat attempt to find shelter along the Caucasus Mountains, a journey some of our ancestors made to escape the bone-chilling temperatures of the Ice Age 40,000 years ago. First, they make …

On this leg of their journey, Bill and Cat’s mission is to overcome the barrier of the sea and expand into new lands. They begin in a resource-barren marsh in Southeastern Turkey, where the pair slogs …

The tension rises as Bill and Cat construct their boat.

Bill and Cat struggle through an unforgiving swamp of tall cattails.

Bill and Cat follow in the footsteps of early Homo sapiens as they make their way through the Arabian Desert – the second largest in the world. Their mission is to locate dried riverbeds and follow …

Bill and Cat pry a scorpion out from under a rock and manage to kill it for a meal.

Following in the footsteps of the first Homo sapiens, Bill and Cat attempt to hunt big game in the mountains of Ethiopia. The journey begins in a lowland valley, where Bill and Cat fail in their …

Bill and Cat stumble upon a dead baby bushbuck and harvest it for resources.

Bill and Cat follow in the footsteps of Homo erectus as they journey into the jungles of Uganda. Of all the achievements of Homo erectus, the most notable was their ability to control one of nature’s …

Cat and Bill are on the hunt for their next meal. Armed with primitive weapons, they follow the evolution of Homo Erectus from being hunted, to becoming the hunter.

Cat and Bill build a fence of acacia thorns around the fire and hope that the 3 inch thorns will ward off any predators. As they settle in for the long night on the ground, they are visited by the …

The savanna of East Africa. Every person can trace their roots here, the home of the one of the first members of the human species – Homo habilis. Archaeologist Bill Schindler and survival expert Cat …

Darkness is falling fast and the nocturnal predators are stirring. Cat and Bill must get off the ground and up into a thousand year old Baobab tree in order to survive their first night on the …

Dehydrated and starving, Cat and Bill come across a fresh lion kill and rush to cut away as much meat and bone as they can carry before the predators that made the kill return.

Dr. Schindler’s Experimental Archeology class not only shows students how to look for clues from archaeological evidence, but has them making tools and processing food for a hands-on experience in …

Keynote address – Soul Authorship: experimental archaeology, and the value of authentic learning experiences in Higher Education pedagogy.

Professor William Schindler’s Convocation Address at Washington College’s 2014 Fall Convocation. Prof. Schindler is the 2014 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching recipient.

Running away from processed foods with their additives, pesticides, hormones and preservatives, every day there are more people looking for alternatives to supplement their diet.

Professor of Anthropology Bill Schindler led students on a three-week summer immersion course that culminated by living in a reconstructed Iron Age village.

Trying to “bring a piece of bread to the table” can sometimes literally mean hunting, farming and baking.

In this week’s world, Sam Farzaneh went to an American man who wants to prepare his family …

That is, if Baba Tahir looked naked in the desert, he saw his friend, and when he looked at the sea, he saw his friend again, and in short, when he looked at the mountains and the door and the plain, …

Most people in the world go to the shops to buy food, but there are still some who still prefer to find their food in the plains and forests. One of these people is William Schindler; University …

Washington College Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology Bill Schindler took students on a culinary adventure through international cultures in his course “Food, People, & the Planet.” Students …

Dr. Bill Schindler demonstrates how to prepare kimchi as part of a traditional meal in his “Food, People, & the Planet” class.

Dr. Bill Schindler demonstrates how to make mustard as part of a traditional meal in his “Food, People, & the Planet” class.

Dr. Bill Schindler demonstrates how to prepare head cheese as part of a traditional meal in his “Food, People, & the Planet” class

Dr. Bill Schindler demonstrated how to siphon home-brewed beer from carboys, add sugar to produce carbonation, and bottle the beverages in preparation for a multi-course meal in his “Food, People, & …

Dr. Bill Schindler teamed up with Kevin McKinney, Chef/Owner of Brooks Tavern in Chestertown, to demonstrate how to butcher a pig in preparation for a multi-course meal in his “Food, People, & The …

Dr. Bill Schindler introduces students to Camembert cheese making, the first dish prepared as part of a multi-course meal in his “Food, People, & The Planet” class at Washington College.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Bill Schindler shows Washington College students in his Experimental Archaeology class how to use primitive technology in food production by making stone tools and …