Click on NOTE CATEGORIES to browse by topic, read through the entire archives, or type a topic in the search box.
In this episode, biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram talk about menopause and movement. They discuss menopause as a natural developmental phase that humans share with only a few other highly-social marine mammals. They…
Are The Lungs Outside the Body – Podcast Episode #163
Biomechanist Katy Bowman talks with biologist Jeannette Loram about lung movement. Katy and Jeannette debate whether the lung surfaces are actually outside the body, similar to the tubes of the gut, and discuss how lung…
Are Humans Natural Swimmers – Podcast #162
Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram talk all about swimming. They discuss the history of human swimming; whether humans are natural born swimmers, evidence for swimming in the past and physiological adaptations found in…
Are Books Good for the Body? – Podcast episode #161
Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram talk with English professor Vybarr Cregan-Reid about books and the body. Katy, Jeannette, and Vybarr discuss being ‘rescued’ by books, the value of fiction in developing empathy, reading…
Hiking Mailbag – Podcast Episode #160
Following on from our Hiking Poles episode, biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram answer all your other questions about hiking. Katy and Jeannette discuss how to prepare for hiking, walking with a backpack, hiking…
To Hiking Pole or Not To Hiking Pole – Podcast Episode #159
To Hiking pole, or not to hiking pole, is the question that biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram address in this episode. The use of poles has become a hotly debated topic among hikers…