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SUMMARY:Houston Book Talk - Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well
DESCRIPTION:Houston Museum of Natural ScienceTickets on sale soon! $12 for Leakey Foundation supporters and museum members$18 General Admission \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow many times a day do you ask the question\, “What should I eat?” Are you overwhelmed by the thousands of factory-made foods supermarkets sell? Or the abundance of diets (paleo\, Mediterranean\, low-fat\, low-carb\, low-calorie\, intermittent fasting\, vegan\, vegetarian\, carnivore) claimed to optimize your health and manage your weight?  \n\n\n\nIn this talk and his new book\, Fed Up\, best-selling author and Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman tackles this confusion. Drawing on evolutionary biology\, anthropology\, physiology\, and medical science\, he explores how our ancestors never evolved to choose their food to lose weight or live to 100. Instead\, we evolved to eat almost anything in order to survive.  \n\n\n\nBy telling the fascinating story of diets from seven million years ago to the present and using myth-busting science to evaluate today’s most popular diets\, Lieberman explains what everyone needs to know to make wiser\, kinder choices about what to eat. This talk will help you understand why no diet is flawless\, though some are better than others. \n\n\n\nBook sales and signing\n\n\n\nCopies of Daniel Lieberman’s new book\, Fed Up:  What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well\, will be available for sale at the event. A book signing will take place following the program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nDaniel Lieberman is the Edwin M Lerner II Professor of Biological Science\, founding Chair of Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology\, and a member of The Leakey Foundation’s Scientific Executive Committee. Educated at Harvard and Cambridge Universities\, he studies and teaches how and why the human body is the way it is\, and the relevance of human evolution to contemporary health. He is best known for his research on the evolution and biology of long-distance running (including barefoot running) and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. At Harvard\, he teaches a variety of courses on human evolution\, anatomy\, physiology\, and health. \n\n\n\nHe has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and four books: Fed Up:  What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well (Knopf\, 2026)\, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding (Pantheon\, 2021)\, The Story of the Human Body: Evolution\, Health and Disease (Pantheon\, 2013)\, and The Evolution of the Human Head (Harvard University Press\, 2011). He is also an avid runner and loves to cook. \n\n\n\nPartners and sponsors\n\n\n\nPresented by The Leakey Foundation and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This program is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/fed-up-houston-2026/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Chicago Book Talk - Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well
DESCRIPTION:Field Museum\, ChicagoRegistration opens soon!Free admission \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow many times a day do you ask the question\, “What should I eat?” Are you overwhelmed by the thousands of factory-made foods supermarkets sell? Or the abundance of diets (paleo\, Mediterranean\, low-fat\, low-carb\, low-calorie\, intermittent fasting\, vegan\, vegetarian\, carnivore) claimed to optimize your health and manage your weight?  \n\n\n\nIn this talk and his new book\, Fed Up\, best-selling author and Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman tackles this confusion. Drawing on evolutionary biology\, anthropology\, physiology\, and medical science\, he explores how our ancestors never evolved to choose their food to lose weight or live to 100. Instead\, we evolved to eat almost anything in order to survive.  \n\n\n\nBy telling the fascinating story of diets from seven million years ago to the present and using myth-busting science to evaluate today’s most popular diets\, Lieberman explains what everyone needs to know to make wiser\, kinder choices about what to eat. This talk will help you understand why no diet is flawless\, though some are better than others. \n\n\n\nBook sales and signing\n\n\n\nCopies of Daniel Lieberman’s new book\, Fed Up:  What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well\, will be available for sale at the event. A book signing will take place following the program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nDaniel Lieberman is the Edwin M Lerner II Professor of Biological Science\, founding Chair of Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology\, and a member of The Leakey Foundation’s Scientific Executive Committee. Educated at Harvard and Cambridge Universities\, he studies and teaches how and why the human body is the way it is\, and the relevance of human evolution to contemporary health. He is best known for his research on the evolution and biology of long-distance running (including barefoot running) and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. At Harvard\, he teaches a variety of courses on human evolution\, anatomy\, physiology\, and health. \n\n\n\nHe has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and four books: Fed Up:  What Evolution Reveals about Food\, Diet\, Health\, and Eating Well (Knopf\, 2026)\, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding (Pantheon\, 2021)\, The Story of the Human Body: Evolution\, Health and Disease (Pantheon\, 2013)\, and The Evolution of the Human Head (Harvard University Press\, 2011). He is also an avid runner and loves to cook. \n\n\n\nPartners and sponsors\n\n\n\nPresented by The Leakey Foundation\, Field Museum\, and Chicago Council on Science and Technology. This program is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/fed-up-chicago-2026/
LOCATION:Field Museum\, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Origins: Italy
DESCRIPTION:explore the itinerary and reserve your space (Use password Italy27 to access)\n\n\n\n\nAn extraordinary journey through Italy\n\n\n\nJoin The Leakey Foundation for an unforgettable tour of Italy from April 11-22\, 2027. This exclusive small-group tour will take you from the vibrant streets of Palermo across Sicily\, Campania\, and Lazio to the Eternal City of Rome. This carefully curated itinerary explores prehistoric caves\, magnificent archaeological sites\, and landscapes that have shaped human history for hundreds of thousands of years. \n\n\n\nAccompanied throughout by leading archaeologists and scholars\, you’ll enjoy exclusive\, behind-the-scenes access to some of the Mediterranean’s most significant prehistoric sites\, including Paleolithic cave art sites and the Neanderthal caves of the Circeo Promontory.  \n\n\n\nThe itinerary also features stops at UNESCO World Heritage Sites\, Villa Romana del Casale and the Valley of the Temples\, as well as a visit to the historic Vesuvius Observatory\, where the group will be welcomed by volcanologist Dr. Mauro Di Vito.  \n\n\n\nHow to reserve your space\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis tour is designed by Hautes Côtes\, a boutique\, experience-focused travel company\, for an intimate group of up to 16 travelers. A few spaces are still available. \n\n\n\nTo join the tour\, you must first become a Leakey Foundation Fellow by giving at the Fellows level or higher. Fellows are dedicated supporters who invest in the science of human origins because they know how understanding our shared past can change the world. Your gift of $1\,000 or $84 per month supports our mission and makes you eligible to join the Fellows Tour.  \n\n\n\nExplore the itinerary and reserve your space at https://www.hautescotes.com/trip/leakey-italy (use password Italy27) \n\n\n\n\nHighlights include\n\n\n\n\nExclusive access to Italy’s most significant prehistoric caves\n\n\n\nExperience Agrigento’s spectacular UNESCO-listed Valley of the Temples at sunset\n\n\n\nExplore the remains of an ancient Phoenician settlement\n\n\n\nAuthentic cultural and gastronomic experiences\n\n\n\nTalks from Leakey grantees and scientists throughout the program\n\n\n\n\nPrice\n\n\n\nEUR 15\,200 per person based on a double room sharing \n\n\n\nSingle supplement EUR 2\,245 \n\n\n\nInclusions: \n\n\n\n\n11 nights’ accommodation in a 4-star hotel or equivalent standard\n\n\n\n9 lunches with wine\, beer\, and non-alcoholic beverages\n\n\n\n9 dinners with wine\, beer\, and non-alcoholic beverages\n\n\n\nAll transportation in air-conditioned vehicles throughout the program\n\n\n\nInternal flight from Catania to Naples\n\n\n\nLuggage transfers between hotels as per the program\n\n\n\nArrival and departure transfers from and to the airport\n\n\n\nAll guided tours and entries to museum and cultural heritage sites\n\n\n\nHonoraria for specialists receiving us for private visits\n\n\n\nHonoraria and travel for expert guides\n\n\n\nTrip led by one native Italian Hautes Côtes tour operator\n\n\n\nTrip accompanied by the Leakey Foundation’s Executive Director\n\n\n\nAudio devices for guided tours\n\n\n\nA printed trip handbook with daily program and practical information\n\n\n\nAll tips for restaurant\, transportation\, and hotel staff\n\n\n\nA tax-deductible donation to The Leakey Foundation of $450\n\n\n\n\nExclusions: \n\n\n\n\nInternational flights\n\n\n\nTravel insurance (recommended)\n\n\n\nMedical insurance (required)\n\n\n\nItems of a personal nature (laundry\, spa)\n\n\n\nMeals and drinks taken outside of the group program\n\n\n\n\nA note from Hautes Côtes: This trip program is subject to change. Small changes may also be necessary due to weather and the availability of experts and researchers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a fellow\n\n\n\n\n\nexplore the itinerary and reserve your space (Use password Italy27 to access)
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