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McWhorter, Treadmills, and Sick Chickens
39:22 - 43:40 (04:18)
This podcast episode discusses John McWhorter's experiment on a treadmill and his scientific paper on carbon dioxide stimulus to breathing during exercise.
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John McWhorter tells a story about a study conducted by Roger Bannister on the effects of severe exercise on breathing, in which McWhorter blacked out after only six minutes on a 1950s treadmill.
39:22 - 42:02 (02:40)
Science
Summary
John McWhorter tells a story about a study conducted by Roger Bannister on the effects of severe exercise on breathing, in which McWhorter blacked out after only six minutes on a 1950s treadmill.
ChapterMcWhorter, Treadmills, and Sick Chickens
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