Health & the body10 min
Why Humans are the Only Distance Runners
Our unique physiology, from achilles tendons to our ability to sweat, turned us into the planet's ultimate persistence hunters. Revisit the evolutionary trade-offs that traded raw power for the ability to outlast any other mammal in a marathon.
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In this episode
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The Tortoise of the Savanna2 min
- 03The Biological Pogo Stick3 min
- 04The Radiator in the Skin2 min
- 05The Ghost of the Kalahari2 min
- 06Outro1 min
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