17 min listen
Unavailable
ratings:
Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Fibromyalgia sufferer Vicky Naylor was successfully managing her condition – until she developed Covid-19. In the second part of our exploration of chronic pain, the Guardian science correspondent Linda Geddes tells Anand Jagatia what we know about the connection between chronic pain, Covid and mental health, as well as why it affects women more than men. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Jul 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Sporting super spikes: how do they work?: In the lead-up to the athletics competitions at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Shivani Dave takes look at how advances in running shoe technology are resulting in records being smashed. Talking to Geoff Burns, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan who specialises in biomechanics, Shivani asks how so-called ‘super spikes’ work and if the mechanical advantage they provide is fair by Science Weekly