DANIEL E. LIEBERMAN is professor of human evolutionary biology and the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences at Harvard.
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"). His research and discoveries have been highlighted widely in newspapers, magazines, books, news programs, and documentaries.
He is the author of The Story of the Human Body and Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding.