17. Did humans evolve to be Carnivores or Omnivores? With Miki Ben-Dor PhD

I've always found anthropological questions regarding human origins and hunting practices to be fascinating. Happy to have been able to talk to paleo anthropologist Miki Ben-Dor to dig into many of these issues.    Time Stamps:   9:00 Start of Podcast. 9:52 Miki's background. 16:00 Where humans come from/context of human evolution. 21:00 Homo Erectus vs. Australopithecus diet. 28:00 Change in species availability (change from hunting megafauna to smaller animals). 32:00 Humans as hypercarnivores. 35:00 Contemporary hunter gatherer groups (the Hazda). 37:50 Iron vs. stone tools. 47:30 Hunting and Human evolution. 52:00 Neanderthals as high-trophic carnivores (nitrogen studies). 58:00 Hazda diet and health. 1:02:00 Cultural symbolism of "fat" 1:10:21 Transition from primates to humans. 1:15:00 Group hunting tactics by Homo Sapiens. 1:20:50 Shrinking brain size due to onset of agriculture. Miki's contacts:  twitter: @bendormiki website: www.paleostyle.com  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/paulsaladinomd   Ancestral Supplements https://ancestralsupplements.com/   Code SALADINOMD on the shopify site to receive 10% off.   Use the code CARNIVOREMD at www.whiteoakpastures.com all month for 10% off your order!   Use CARNIVORE15 for 15% off special deals this week at info.whiteoakpastures.com/carnivoremd    JOOVV: www.joovv.com/paul   Native: For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use promo code SALADINO during checkout! INSIDER: carnivoremd.com   My contact information:   SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @carnivoremd Website: carnivoremd.com Twitter:@carnivoremd  Facebook: Paul Saladino MD email: [email protected] Stay Radical!