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Episode 56: Quantifying the Essence of Drumming Biomechanics | Nadia Azar
We had a great conversation with Professor Nadia Azar, an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor. For the first time on BOOM, we learn about the biomechanics of drumming and playing other musical instruments. Nadia shares her findings on the mechanics of how playing-related injuries occur and how to prevent them, along with her own journey through biomechanics and music, and how learnings from each can inform the other. One of our favorite takeaways was from Nadia is where she talks about her quest to be an imperfectionist, and learns that at some point you just have to say, “F*** it, the essence is there.”
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Bio: https://www.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/455/dr-nadia-azar
Twitter: @DrNadiaAzar
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Additional resources:
– TED Ed animation from Bit of BOOM “How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng
– Music Education and the Brain: What Does It Take to Make a Change? – Anita Collins, 2014: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/8755123313502346
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This is Part 3 of our series on human performance supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with Dr. Satchin Panda, a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory and the Rita and Richard Atkinson Chair at the Salk Institute, as well as the Director of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Salk. Satchin is an expert researcher on circadian rhythms, even authoring a book on the topic called Circadian Code. We discuss everything from why circadian rhythms are important for our health, what we know and don’t know about these rhythms from scientific studies, and how we can experiment with our own systems to optimize our own health and performance.
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Twitter: @SatchinPanda
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Research Bio: https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda/
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Resources:
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(21)00977-3
Welcome to Part 2 of the Human Performance Series supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with NiCole Keith who is a Professor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and the current president of American College Sports Medicine. NiCole shared her research in health equity and physical activity and the importance of making physical activity accessible to everyone.
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Research Bio: https://www.regenstrief.org/person/nicole-keith/
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Resources [ADD ANY RESOURCES USED HERE]
“Achieving Equity in Physical Activity Participation: ACSM Experience and Next Steps”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27870795/
Duke presentation: https://sites.duke.edu/eimduke/files/2020/02/2020-Colloquium-Keynote-Slides-edited.pdf
“COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15598276211029222
“COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/9/133
