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Humans Can Outrun Horses

You can outrun a horse because of human evolution.

Aired 05/19/2021

QED With Dr. B

Humans Can Outrun Horses

Clip: Season 1 Episode 7 | 2m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

You can outrun a horse because of human evolution.

You can outrun a horse - and for this you can thank human evolution. Dr. Daniel Lieberman, a paleoanthropologist explains on QED with Dr. B why this is the case.

Aired 05/19/2021

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Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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