- THOUGHTS ON THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY BY DANIEL LIEBERMAN SKIN
- THOUGHTS ON THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY BY DANIEL LIEBERMAN FULL
He argues persuasively that 'cultural evolution is now the dominant force of evolutionary change acting on the human body.'" while asking how we might control the destiny of our species. He balances a historical perspective with a contemporary one. He comprehensively explains how evolutionary forces have shaped the human species as we know it. leads a fascinating journey through human evolution. "In thoroughly enjoyable and edifying prose, Lieberman. "The Story of the Human Body" is a reliable guide to a problem that is going to get worse before it gets better." " evolutionary approach produces some counterintuitive surprises. Lieberman takes on many popular notions, including barefoot running, the paleo diet, epigenetics, and a host of hot topics ranging from obesity and chronic disease to Nanny State politics." But how we best cope with this new reality often is. That humans are poorly adapted to our modern lifestyle of convenience foods, flat screens, and desk jobs isn't very controversial. Still, a look back at where we came from can tell us a lot about where we're headed, he says-and how we might alter that course for the better." Lieberman is the first to point out that modern living and technology have made our lives better in many ways. Ronald Hoffman, The Hoffman Center/"Health Talk" A great read, and I recommend it highly for those of you who are interested in learning the facts about our biological roots, and how we can rationally apply 'Paleo' concepts to prevent and reverse modern 'mismatch' diseases." "The ultimate science-based Paleo investigation.
THOUGHTS ON THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY BY DANIEL LIEBERMAN FULL
"The Story of the Human Body "does full justice to those stories, to that evidence and to that detail, and brings them to bear on daily health and well-being, individual and collective." "These are not debates to gloss over or reduce to simple statements of cause and effect-they are stories with scientific complexity and tremendous, sometimes contradictory accumulations of evidence and detail. No one understands the human body like Daniel Lieberman or tells its story more eloquently." "Riveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening. Convincingly makes the case for a wholesale rethinking of how we live our modern lives.'" A readable introduction to the whole field and great on the making of our physicality."
Through Lieberman's eyes, evolutionary history not only comes alive, it becomes the means to understand, and ultimately influence, our body's future." an epic voyage that reveals how the past six million years shaped every part of us-our heads, limbs, and even our metabolism.
Lieberman shows how it all fits together and that it was no accident." After all, we sit at the edge of millions of years of small refinements that stretched this part and shortened that piece. "The Story of the Human Body," expertly researched and told in an original voice, will make you look at your own body more critically-and perhaps treat it with a little more respect. "In thoughtful, lucid prose backed up by a hard-to-fathom amount of research, Lieberman gives us the language to understand the history of our ancestors-the history that lives on in our minds and in our bodies. He ably describes how behavior and anatomy can lead to foot injuries in long-distance runners." " is a true expert in a system where architecture and history intersect: the human foot. "The Story of the Human Body" does full justice to those stories, to that evidence and to that detail, and brings them to bear on daily health and well-being, individual and collective. "These are not debates to gloss over or reduce to simple statements of cause and effect - they are stories with scientific complexity and tremendous, sometimes contradictory accumulations of evidence and detail. Neil Shubin, author of "Your Inner Fish" "Monumental: "The Story of the Human Body," by one of our leading experts, takes us on an epic voyage that reveals how the past six million years shaped every part of us-our heads, limbs, and even our metabolism. Christopher McDougall, author of "Born to Run"
THOUGHTS ON THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY BY DANIEL LIEBERMAN SKIN
He's found a tale inside our skin that's riveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening." "No one understands the human body like Daniel Lieberman or tells its story more eloquently.