bwaber@bookwyrm.social reviewed Exercised by Daniel Lieberman
An Incredible Dive into Human Evolution, Anatomy, Anthropology, and More
5 stars
The modern, post-industrialized world is so different than the environment humans evolved in, so it can be challenging to design studies that adequately investigate how and why some types of physical activity can lead to better and worse outcomes. Fortunately Daniel Lieberman has assembled a vast array of literature from his own anthropological and laboratory work to other research on sleep, aging, and more to provide an incredible view into this important topic. Lieberman brings his characteristic engaging writing style here, and I also enjoyed the section that won him and his coauthors an igNobel (on why pregnant women don't fall over) that my wife (a fellow igNobel winner on a different topic) demonstrated at an igNobel event! Highly recommend.