This is the audio-only podcast of the 2012 Huffines Discussion Talks.   This week's 2012 Huffines Discussion Scholar is Dr. Dennis Bramble from the University of Utah whose talk is titled "Can Grandma Run? An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Exercise, Aging and Endurance Performance".

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This is the audio-only podcast of the 2012 Huffines Discussion Talks.   This week's 2012 Huffines Discussion Scholar is Dr. Stella Volpe from Drexel University.  Dr. Volpe is a high energy, renowned research in the area of Nutrition and Obesity.  You won't want to miss this podcast - Dr. Volpe talks about "Avoid the Muffin-Top! ObesitPrevention through Lifestyle Changes."

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This is the audio-only podcast of the 2012 Huffines Discussion Talks.   This week's 2012 Huffines Discussion Scholar is Mr. Michael Hodges from Texas A&M University.  Mr. Hodges was an award-winning linebacker for the Texas A&M football team and was widely respected for his tenacity and his determination to play in spite of multiple, serious injuries.  Mr. Hodges gives us the athlete's perspective of sports medicine in his talk titled "The Real Pain in Rehabilitation" .

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Today's podcast is the last of our Olympic themed podcasts.   Today is a special podcast with another speculative piece from Ian Creasey that considers what happens when we get to the limit of human performance.  

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Today's podcast is the third of our Olympic themed podcasts.  Dr. Ed Coyle from University of Texas Austin is with us in advance of the London Olympic Marathon to talk about whether a human will ever run a sub-2 hour marathon. 

 

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