Alasdair Dempsey

09/08/2018

I'm in - who else is coming out west?

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07/08/2018

And we should all encourage our kids to be more like the lacrosse players

“NCAA women most likely to report competing in multiple sports throughout high school: Lacrosse (47%) and field hockey (42%). Least likely: Gymnastics (3%), swimming/diving (9%), tennis (12%), soccer (16%).”

01/08/2018

Ouch

“A very impressive recording of the exact moment when an elite sprinter had an acute and complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. Pay attention to the "boom". https://t.co/woIcVMt6tI”

28/07/2018

The teacups at open day.

https://t.co/2IagrBCEXg

“The teacups at open day. https://t.co/2IagrBCEXg”

25/07/2018

Recorded lectures fail test

New research on recorded lecture videos suggests they offer less valuable learning than live lectures, a finding that has ramifications for those universities that increasingly rely on the format.

24/07/2018

Oh and we matched workload in both our programs

“Industry: Exercise variety is critical to avoid staleness and improve adherence. Research: We had participants do 3 sets of 10 of the same 6 exercises for 12 months.......”

23/07/2018

How Technology and Smarts Help Athletes Push the Limits https://t.co/NRDqROFst7 via

Science is helping to create new training methods and amazing performances by athletes such as swimmer Katie Ledecky. How much faster, stronger, and better can humans get?

23/07/2018

It is a joy to read well written work from research students when you can focus on the science and not the writing

13/07/2018

And the complexities described explain why undergrads struggle with which paper is good and go with which is easy to get

There's peer review – and then there's peer review. With more knowledge you can dive in a little deeper and make a call about how reliable a science paper really is.

17/06/2018

To tourture my self or not?

Gyms have gone mad for these bits of neoprene. Yet researchers are still scrambling to catch up.

13/06/2018

How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently? https://t.co/pKcYYyAIea via by from

You can't know how altitude will affect you until you're up there. Here's why people have different reactions to less atmospheric oxygen.

07/05/2018

The Force is back, but how do we protect other sporting teams?

If tonight’s much-anticipated Western Force game against the Fiji Warriors says anything, it’s that you can’t keep a good sporting team down, but it