Tagged: athletics

Is there a limit to athletic performance? - Guest Work

Peter Griffin • Jul 16, 2012 •

• athletics,
• Olympics

by Kate murphy, NHMRC Career Development Fellow at the University of Melbourne We once thought no-one could run a mile in less than four minutes – and yet the current world record stands at three minutes, 43 seconds. So will records keep tumbling as people get fitter and technology takes off? Or is there a limit to human … Read More

Why the Caster Semenya sillyness makes me so angry - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Aug 24, 2010 •

• athletics,
• Caster Semenya,
• gender,
• genetics,
• prosthetics,
• running,
• transhumanism

I am, I would be the first to admit, generally pretty flippant and light-hearted in my blogging. Caster Semenya. I dunno, but Jenny Meadows looks at least as...hardcore...ya? Not for me the heavy-handed nor overly serious style adopted by many others.  No, I prefer that my readers have a bit of a giggle, maybe pick … Read More