These Shoes Are Killing Me! (Ep. 296 Rebroadcast)

The human foot is an evolutionary masterpiece, far more functional than we give it credit for. So why do we encase it in “a coffin” (as one foot scholar calls it) that stymies so much of its ability — and may create more problems than it solves?

An episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "These Shoes Are Killing Me! (Ep. 296 Rebroadcast)" was published on May 20, 2021 and runs 39 minutes.

May 20, 2021 ·39m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

The human foot is an evolutionary masterpiece, far more functional than we give it credit for. So why do we encase it in “a coffin” (as one foot scholar calls it) that stymies so much of its ability — and may create more problems than it solves?

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