Beards evolved to protect humans from a punch in the face The Altmetric Podcast

Could a beard provide a function beyond just looking great?

In this podcast, we speak to Dr. David Carrier, Comparative Biomechanist and Professor of Biology at the University of Utah, about his article investigating the evolutionary reasons men grow beards and whether it could be because they once provided a hairy shock absorber for unwanted impacts.

Read the study: https://academic.oup.com/iob/article/doi/10.1093/iob/obaa005/5799080
Explore the attention: https://www.altmetric.com/details.php?citation_id=79862600&src=bookmarklet