Monday, July 11, 2011

TED Talks - Daniel Lieberman - Brains, Brawn & the evolution of the Human Body

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Nice talk - the power and function of our brains depends in large part on the health of our bodies. There are obvious exceptions, Stephen Hawking comes to mind, but for most of us, we need vigorous aerobic and anaerobic exercise to maintain healthy brains and psychological well-being.

Daniel Lieberman - Brains, Brawn & the evolution of the Human Body

TEDxBermuda - April 23rd, 2011

Harvard Professor, Daniel Lieberman discusses how to many, a massive brain is the quintessential human trait, but humans are also superlative endurance athletes compared to other mammals, especially in the ability to run long distances in the heat. In fact, the evolution of endurance made possible the evolution of large brains, and is so fundamental to our species' biology that vigorous endurance exercise is necessary for physical and mental health.



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