I talk with Dr. Samantha Cox about her research on ancient human height and genetics. Dr. Cox has published research about the genetic components to height and height variation, including a study on predicting ancient height based on genetics, one of the first of its kind. Dr. Cox shares her findings on the skeletal heights of ancient humans and the different techniques scientists use to reconstruct those measurements. Dr. Cox also explains the roles of genetics, the environment, and researchers’ ability to predict and analyze height based on those facts.