The Sloth Life Is A GOOD Life!

Podcast: What The If? · Philip Shane

Opublikowano: 2026-10-16

Listener Dan Floyd asks: what the if exercise were bad for you? Imagine a checkup where your doctor frowns at your step count. In this episode we explore that fanciful scenario, and along the way you'll learn some really cool science about things like how sloths evolved to survive by hiding instead of running, why humans may be natural long-distance walkers, and when exercising for your health first caught on. Come on in and put your feet up. —— When she's not studying zombie fungus at Harvard or helping us break the universe every week, our very own Gaby Paniccia writes scie...