Written by Daniel Lieberman, Ph.D., a Harvard professor of evolutionary biology, The History of the Human Body documents the evolution of modern man using the latest anthropological and paleoecological evidence.īut the key premise of the book is that several thousand years ago we became insulated from the usually adaptive forces of natural selection by our superior cultural evolution. īut recently, I came across what I consider the ultimate science-based Paleo investigation with the ambitious title The Story of the Human Body. Paleo books abound, and we’ve covered some of them on our Intelligent Medicine podcasts with professor Loren Cordain (“The Paleo Diet”) and John Durant (“The Paleo Manifesto”). what’s next? Paleo Match (caveman sex)? Paleo Wear (workout skins)? Paleo Survivor (a new reality show)? ![]() ![]() These days “Paleo” is all the craze: Paleo Diet, Paleo Bars, Paleo Shakes, Paleo Running.
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