“one obvious place to start would be to mandate more physical education in schools, with an emphasis on fitness over sports. The U.S. surgeon general recommends one hour of physical activity per day for children and teenagers, but only a… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“History teaches us that ordinary people can grow accustomed to horrible, normally unthinkable acts—what” — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“one obvious place to start would be to mandate more physical education in schools, with an emphasis on fitness over sports. The U.S. surgeon… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“Our body’s evolutionary journey is also far from over. Natural selection didn’t stop when farming started but instead has continued and continues to adapt… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“Our recent divergence from a small population explains another important fact, one that every human ought to know: we are a genetically homogenous species.” — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“We habitually value costs and benefits more highly in the near term than in the future” — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“The final and most important point about adaptation is really a crucial caveat: no organism is primarily adapted to be healthy, long- lived, happy,… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“There is nearly universal consensus that we should prohibit selling and serving alcohol to minors because wine, beer, and spirits can be addictive and,… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
“If a surviving relict population of very early hominins were to be discovered, we’d be more likely to send them to zoos than boarding… — Daniel E. Lieberman Copy Share Image
