Why Did Humans Become So Tall? | HISTORY FOR SLEEP

Why Did Humans Become So Tall? | HISTORY FOR SLEEP

Discover the surprising story of human height: from ancient ancestors and bipedalism to diet shifts, genetics, climate, disease, the 19th–20th century growth spurt, and what height might look like in the future. Perfect for anyone curious about evolution, anthropology, human biology, and the history of health.

Watch to learn the key reasons humans grew taller, the global differences in height, and the science that explains it all — told in a calm, engaging History for Sleep style.

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Sources / Further Reading:
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease — Daniel E. Lieberman (2013)
Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture — Mark Nathan Cohen & George J. Armelagos (eds.) (1984)
A century of trends in adult human height — NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (2016)
A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height — Loïc Yengo et al. (2022)

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