Science of Survival:  Bee Still My Heart
Outside Podcast5 Dec 2017

Science of Survival: Bee Still My Heart

Bee venom is similar to a rattlesnake’s. It rapidly disperses in your tissue, and when you’re stung, the pain you feel is a combination of proteins and peptides attacking your cell membranes. Each sting contains enough venom to incapacitate a small mouse, but bees won’t really hurt you unless you’re allergic. Or at least, that’s what you thought until you disturbed a hive of Africanized bees, which have been known to chase attackers for more than ten hours.

Avsnitt(284)

How Kara Goucher Stood Up to Running's Goliath

How Kara Goucher Stood Up to Running's Goliath

When Olympic marathoner Kara Goucher went public in 2015 with her accusation that her former coach, the legendary Alberto Salazar, had skirted antidoping rules with the elite runners of the Nike Orego...

27 Maj 202037min

The Filmmaker Who Cracked Open Lance Armstrong

The Filmmaker Who Cracked Open Lance Armstrong

The first question most people have when they hear about Lance, the new documentary series about the world’s most infamous cyclist, is: Why now? Back in 2013, we watched Armstrong give his first dopin...

20 Maj 202038min

What Happens to a Cyclist's Body When It's Hit by a Car

What Happens to a Cyclist's Body When It's Hit by a Car

Last summer, 34-year-old Andrew Bernstein, known to his friends as Bernie, was riding his bike alone on a road outside Boulder, Colorado, when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver fled the scene and...

5 Maj 202038min

A Half-Baked Trip that Ended with a Magical Eclipse

A Half-Baked Trip that Ended with a Magical Eclipse

As every seasoned traveler knows, the most meaningful trips are the ones where everything goes wrong. Take, for example, climber and longtime Outside contributor Mark Jenkins’s recent quest to witness...

29 Apr 202029min

The Switch in Your Brain That Turns Down Stress

The Switch in Your Brain That Turns Down Stress

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a technique that would allow us to vanquish fear and beat back stress? There just might be. In his latest book, The Wedge, bestselling author Scott Carney explains th...

22 Apr 202050min

Chased by a Jaguar in the Heart of the Amazon

Chased by a Jaguar in the Heart of the Amazon

The longer we’re stuck at home, sheltering in place, the greater our hunger for tales of far-flung journeys. For this week’s episode, we’re offering one of our favorite adventure stories from our arch...

15 Apr 202033min

Why You Desperately Want to Jump in a Lake

Why You Desperately Want to Jump in a Lake

Unlike most other animals, humans have to be taught to swim, and yet many of us feel an irresistible pull to the water. There’s something about submerging ourselves that makes us feel very much alive—...

8 Apr 202028min

Is the Battle Over Nike’s Vaporfly Ruining Running?

Is the Battle Over Nike’s Vaporfly Ruining Running?

Over the past few years, the sport of running has been upended by a debate over shoe technology. It all began in early 2017, when Nike announced a prototype called the Vaporfly that was billed as impr...

1 Apr 202039min

Populärt inom Sport

tutto-balutto
viaplay-f1-podcast
under-isen
killradet
fotbollsmorgon
rss-way-back-when-2
rss-90minsvenskan
rss-viva-fotboll
rss-rule-britannia
sportbladets-premier-league-podd
sillypodden
alla-andra-kan-ga-hem
rss-tv4-hockey-podden
nhl-podden-med-bjurman-och-ekeliw
hockeymorgon-2
rss-halfway-house
lundh
hockeypuls
shl-podden
studio-allsvenskan