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2007
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Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Peak Performance
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Dr Montgomery examines the theme of respiration. Just like racing car engines, humans use oxygen to burn fuels and release the energy that powers each function in every cell. So how do .. show full overview
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Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Completely Stuffed
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Tonight’s lecture examines how food is processed and used by our cells. The food we eat contains the fuel we need to power our bodies. But what are these fuels? How do we get them from .. show full overview
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Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Grilled and Chilled
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How the body copes with extremes of temperature. Humans live in some extraordinary places –from the middle of the Sahara desert to the frozen wastelands of Alaska. Take a snake to the .. show full overview
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Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Fight, Flight and Fright
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The focus of tonight’s presentation is stress and exertion. When faced with a threat like the approach of a predator, a human’s natural response is to turn and flee. Yet a soldier facing .. show full overview
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Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Luck, Genes and Stupidity
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Tonight’s presentation examines the part genetics has to play in our ability to survive. Is everyone’s ability to survive the same? Faced with the same perils, would we all cope just as .. show full overview

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