the story of the human body evolution health and disease sparknotes

Lieberman-chair of the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a leader in the field-gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years, even as it shows how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and advancements in the modern world is occasioning this paradox: greater longevity but increased chronic disease. isOwnedB圜ollections True title The Story of the Human Body fullDescription In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman also elucidates how cultural evolution differs from biological evolution, and how our bodies were. The Story of the Human Body brilliantly illuminates as never before the major transformations that contributed key adaptations to the body: the rise of bipedalism the shift to a non-fruit-based diet the advent of hunting and gathering, leading to our superlative endurance athleticism the development of a very large brain and the incipience of cultural proficiencies.

PublishDate T05:00:00+01:00 publishDateText mediaType eBook shortDescription In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. His research and discoveries have been highlighted widely in newspapers, magazines, books, news programs, and documentaries. Lieberman is especially well known for his research on the evolution of the human head and the evolution of running, including barefoot running (earning him the nickname the Barefoot Professor). He has written more than one hundred articles, many appearing in the journals Nature and Science.

Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences at Harvard.

Lieberman is professor of human evolutionary biology and the Edwin M.

The story of the human body evolution health and disease sparknotes