Daniel Lieberman

Daniel Lieberman (born June 3, 1964) is an American paleoanthropologist best known for his part in developing and testing the endurance-running hypothesis and for his research into the biomechanics of barefoot running. Lieberman was raised in Connecticut and Rhode Island by his parents, Philip and Marcia Lieberman. He received an A.B. in anthropology from Harvard University in 1986 and earned master’s degrees in biological anthropology from the University of Cambridge in 1987 and in anthropology...