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Daniel Lieberman / Walking Barefoot

“It’s useful to get information from the ground that helps your central nervous system function properly, and we lose that when we wear cushioned shoes”.

Click above to hear part 1 of Feet Don’t Fail Me, featuring Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University.

Feet Don’t Fail Me:
Part 1: Daniel Lieberman / Walking Barefoot
Part 2: Madhusudhan Venkadesan / Walking Strong
Part 3: Jeremy DeSilva / Walking Tall
Part 4: David Bustos & Sally Reynolds / Footprints in the Sands of Time

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