Herman Pontzer

Herman Pontzer, PhD

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Herman Pontzer's Interviews

Dax Shepard & Herman Pontzer 02 Apr 2025 • EN

Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropology)

Herman Pontzer (Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us) is an evolutionary anthropologist, author, and associate professor at Duke University. Herman joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up at the end of a dirt road in a house his dad built, unpacking the dark history of anthropomet

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Alison Ann Ward & Herman Pontzer 31 Jan 2024 • EN

Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) with Herman Pontzer

*Content warning up top: This episode discusses sensitive themes like diet culture, caloric intake, the psychological & physical effects of food restriction and includes many listeners’ personal experience with the term “obesity." It may be triggering for those with a history of or sensitivity to disordered eating. We

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Shane Mauss & Herman Pontzer 23 Sep 2022 • EN

Here We Are LIVE with Herman Pontzer

This episode of the Here We Are podcast was recorded live at the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival in Raleigh, NC at the beautiful Lakeside Retreats. I decided to invite one of my favorite guests and good friend, Herman Pontzer, to talk about some of the evolutionary underpinnings of why we come together and celebrate

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Shane Mauss & Herman Pontzer 19 Jan 2022 • EN

Diet + Evolution w/Herman Pontzer

Today I'm hanging out with returning guest, Herman Pontzer. Herman is the author of "Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy". He investigates the physiology of humans and apes to understand how ecology, lifestyle, diet, and evolutionary history affect metabolism

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How did your body respond to the last carb heavy dinner you had? Does eating a high calorie meal affect you worse than a lower calorie, higher carb meal? Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary biologist, did a research study on a hunter gatherer community called Hazda in Tanzania, to learn about energy expenditure. What he’s

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Steven Gundry & Herman Pontzer 24 Aug 2021 • EN

Everything we know about metabolism is WRONG | Ep170

By now, you probably know I'm obsessed with ENERGY. So this episode is really exciting to me. My guest and I take a deep dive into our energy production by taking a close look at one of the last true hunter-gatherer societies on Earth — the Hadza. I'm joined by Dr. Herman Pontzer, an Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Alex_Liak • 09/Jul/2023 18:43:34 • English • Audio
The Insighful Appearances of Herman Pontzer

As an avid gym-goer, I'm constantly interested in the human body and our metabolisms. Herman Poncer's vast knowledge on evolution and diet allow for an educational listen as interesting topics are discussed. His appearances on others' podcasts are always insightful and deepen my understanding on foods and how they affect our bodies.

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