The Bookshelf - June 2025

Paleofantasy by Marlene Zuk

For the past fifteen years or so, the idea of doing things the way that ancient people did things keeps popping up. How did people run? Is barefoot better? How about lifting and exercising? Should we revert to eating berries and insects? In Paleofantasy, Marlene Zuk reviews the claims, ideas, and reality that surrounds our interest in “getting back to …