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Friday Five: Boots for Running Faster with Less Effort
Friday Five: Boots for Running Faster with Less Effort
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The Friday Five covers important stories in health and science research that you may have missed - usually over the previous week but, today, we're doing a lookback on breakthrough research over the month of October. There are plenty of controversies and troubling ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but this news roundup focuses on scientific creativity and progress to give you a therapeutic dose of inspiration headed into the weekend.This Friday Five episode covers the following studies published and announced over the past month:- New boots could have you moving like Iron Man- The problem with bedtime munching- The perfect recipe for tiny brains- The best sports for kids to avoid lifelong health risks- Can virtual reality reduce pain?Leaps.org is a not-for-profit initiative that publishes award-winning journalism, popularizes scientific progress on social media, and hosts events about bioethics and the future of humanity. Visit the platform at www.leaps.org. Podcast host Matt Fuchs is editor-in-chief of Leaps.org.
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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