Cara Ocobock – The Conversation

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics promise relatively mild – but still chilly – temperatures compared to past games. Alex Pantling/Getty Images

February 6, 2026

Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

Cara Ocobock, University of Notre Dame and Gabriel R. Burks, University of Notre Dame

While physical exertion helps athletes stay warm, sweating can lead to dehydration.

Em um grupo pequeno, com vida de subsistência, faz sentido que todos façam muitos trabalhos. gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus

November 17, 2023

Esqueça o “homem caçador”. Evidências arqueológicas e fisiológicas comprovam que mulheres pré‑históricas também iam à luta em busca de proteína

Sarah Lacy, University of Delaware and Cara Ocobock, University of Notre Dame

Os corpos femininos têm uma vantagem na capacidade de resistência, o que significa que as mulheres do Paleolítico provavelmente caçavam animais e não só colhiam plantas.

In small-group, subsistence living, it makes sense for everyone to do lots of jobs. gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus

November 17, 2023

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labor in prehistoric times

Sarah Lacy, University of Delaware and Cara Ocobock, University of Notre Dame

Female bodies have an advantage in endurance ability that means Paleolithic women likely hunted game, not just gathered plants. The story is written in living and ancient human bodies.

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