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  • Are athletic humans getting superhuman? Not exactly, but we’re seeing more specialization — in essence, a flowering of diversity. Today’s champion athletes are marvelous, and we are seeing better performance (with more people training, and advances in training techniques), but technology is helping them, too. Hear more about it in David Epstein’s TED talk. (Source:…

  • Is Yoga Dangerous? A couple of years ago, The New York Times published How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body, a discussion of serious injuries — even fatalities — resulting from yoga practice. The Times got lots of angry letters! In the US, yoga is often touted uncritically as a healing restorative, and a safe alternative…