Today is the first video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2015 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. Larry Kenney, the Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance at Penn State University. Dr. Kenney's talk is called "Climate Change, Aging, and Human Health" and covers the physiological issues we will all face with the onset of Climate Change.  LISTEN or WATCH NOW!

As we chat with various guests about human performance (and health), one item that comes up on a regular basis that is part of everyday life, is alcohol (in its many forms).  Today in the podcast we have one of the most renowned experts on all things alcohol-related, Dr. Adam Barry.  Dr. Barry has spent his career working to understand alcohol's impact on learning, performance, and health.  This is a great conversation with a great scholar.

In a special joint podcast with Texas A&M's Center for Translational Environmental Health Research (CTEHR.org), we are excited to present Dr. Steve Kleeberger, one of the countries preeminent scientists.  You may think - "wait, this is supposed to be about human performance" - but hang on; we think you'll find what Dr. Kleeberger says to be very applicable to sports medicine (just think about the smog and the Beijing Olympics).

Today in the podcast we've got a great conversation with Dr. Wendy Demark-Wahnefried from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.  Dr. Demark-Wahnefried has been one of the leaders in working to understand the relationship between nutrition and cancer - as well as the use of community gardens as a rehabilitative and preventative tool.  This is a great conversation!

It is well accepted that childhood obesity is a major issue facing our society.  This increase in fatness has been accompanied (some would say 'caused by') a significant limiting of the daily activity of children.  Thus, we are pleased to have Dr. David Dzewaltowski from Kansas State University in the podcast today to talk about ways to help kids be more active - both in school and out of school.

Today is the seventh video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Dr. Kris Chesky, Director of the Texas Center for Music and Medicine at the University of North Texas. Have you ever wondered how musicians can listen to such loud music and retain their hearing?  If so - and if if you haven't - Dr. Chesky's talk is about just that.  His HD4 talk is called "I Want to Prevent Hearing Loss, But I'm a Musician and Not a Factory Worker...

Today is the fifth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Mr. Randy Dick of Health and Safety Sports Consultants in Indianapolis, IN.  Mr. Dick has started a national initiative called "Athletes and the Arts" that aims to connect sports medicine with the performing arts.  Mr. Dick's talk is titled "Athletes and the Arts: Get In Tune". This is a great talk that may help you look at the performing arts in a different c...

Today is the third video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is a leader in the research being done on concussions is Dr. Ann McKee from Boston University. Dr. McKee's talk is titled "Sports and military TBI: Pathways to Neurogeneration".  Concussion prevalence in sports is a huge health and safety topic and Dr. McKee has been one of the leaders in understanding what is happening - especially in football. This is great talk that is ...

Today we are pleased to welcome to the podcast Dr. Marielle Engelen from the Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity here at Texas A&M.  Dr. Engelen chats with us about the current research into the prevention of muscle loss in chronic diseases like COPD and cystic fibrosis and how things we can do every day - both from an activity and diet approach - can prevent this muscle loss.

Today is the first video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is the award-winning science- and sports-journalist from FiveThirtyEight.com, Ms. Christie Aschwanden. Ms. Aschwanden's talk is titled "What Beer and Running Taught Me About Science".  This is a great talk and may make you think a bit more about the science your read.