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Herman Pontzer

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Herman Pontzer
Alma materPenn State University (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Known forHuman evolution
Scientific career
FieldsBiologist, Evolutionary Anthropology
InstitutionsDuke University

Herman Pontzer is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University, where he is associate professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health.[1] He is best known for his research into human bioenergetics, specifically as it relates to energy expenditure and the exercise paradox.[2][3][4]

Books

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  • Pontzer, Herman (2021). Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism . Penguin. ISBN 978-0141990170.

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