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Complete Krav Maga
The Ultimate Guide to Over 250 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques
The book, due to be published in 2018, was discussed in detail, focusing on the physics principles underlying the Israeli military self-defense technique.
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And also on the show is our good friend from Lynchburg College, Virginia, Professor Eric Goff, author of Gold Medal Physics and whose new book is coming out in 2018 and it's called The Science Behind...
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The book, due to be published in 2018, was discussed in detail, focusing on the physics principles underlying the Israeli military self-defense technique.
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And also on the show is our good friend from Lynchburg College, Virginia, Professor Eric Goff, author of Gold Medal Physics and whose new book is coming out in 2018 and it's called The Science Behind Krav Maga, The Israeli Military Fighting Technique.
That'll be 2018. The Science Behind Krav Maga, which if I'm not mistaken, Professor, is the hand to hand martial arts of the Israeli military, is it not?
And I've taken a lot of pictures. I train at Forest Super Kicks here in Virginia, in Forest, Virginia. My instructor, Clifton Abercrombie, has been very helpful to help me with a lot of filming.
At the end of the year, I'm going to be submitting Warrior Krav Maga Science to my publisher and hopefully next year we'll see this out on the shelves.
And what he's done with me with this book is to help me film a lot of the techniques that are going to appear in the book to be described using physics.
My Name Escapes Me
The Diary of a Retiring Actor
It was briefly mentioned while discussing the history and evolution of boxing punches, with a focus on styles developed before and after the widespread use of boxing gloves.
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I think if you read Jack Dempsey's book, the name of the book escapes me, I'm sorry. He actually trained or learned before a lot of that came to be developed.
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It was briefly mentioned while discussing the history and evolution of boxing punches, with a focus on styles developed before and after the widespread use of boxing gloves.
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I think if you read Jack Dempsey's book, the name of the book escapes me, I'm sorry. He actually trained or learned before a lot of that came to be developed.
Complete Wide Receiver
It was mentioned as the book written by Jay Norvell, a wide receiver coach with 25 years of experience in the game. He was interviewed about the science of wide receiving.
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author of the Complete Wide Receiver man who has been in the game for 25 years.
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It was mentioned as the book written by Jay Norvell, a wide receiver coach with 25 years of experience in the game. He was interviewed about the science of wide receiving.
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author of the Complete Wide Receiver man who has been in the game for 25 years.
Predisposed
Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences by John R. Hibbing (2013-09-16)
It was discussed in relation to the biological basis of political differences, suggesting that political viewpoints may be ingrained in our DNA.
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There's a recent book called Predisposed, Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences.
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Episode: The Power of Political Satire, with Bill Maher
It was discussed in relation to the biological basis of political differences, suggesting that political viewpoints may be ingrained in our DNA.
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There's a recent book called Predisposed, Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences.
Complete Krav Maga
The Ultimate Guide to Over 250 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques
The professor's upcoming book, which was discussed at length. It was described as a detailed guide to Krav Maga, with a physics perspective incorporated throughout.
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And also on the show is our good friend from Lynchburg College, Virginia, Professor Eric Goff, author of Gold Medal Physics and whose new book is coming out in 2018 and it's called The Science Behind...
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Episode: #ICMYI: Martial Arts – Fight Like a Physicist
The professor's upcoming book, which was discussed at length. It was described as a detailed guide to Krav Maga, with a physics perspective incorporated throughout.
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And also on the show is our good friend from Lynchburg College, Virginia, Professor Eric Goff, author of Gold Medal Physics and whose new book is coming out in 2018 and it's called The Science Behind Krav Maga, The Israeli Military Fighting Technique.
That'll be 2018. The science behind Krav Maga, which if I'm not mistaken, Professor, is the hand-to-hand martial arts of the Israeli military, is it not?
And hopefully next year we'll see this out on the shelves.
And what he's done with me with this book is to help me film a lot of the techniques that are going to appear in the book to be described using physics.
Rocketship X-M
It was mentioned as the first book Wayne Shorter ever read, and was the inspiration for a series of comic books he drew at the age of 15, featuring spaceships inspired by the V2 rocket.
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Dated 1949. 1949. I saw a movie called Rocket Ship XM. That's the first first book I ever read.
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Episode: Cosmic Jazz, with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock
It was mentioned as the first book Wayne Shorter ever read, and was the inspiration for a series of comic books he drew at the age of 15, featuring spaceships inspired by the V2 rocket.
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Dated 1949. 1949. I saw a movie called Rocket Ship XM. That's the first first book I ever read.
Robert Heinlein.
The World Book Encyclopedia 2024 - Hardcover 22 Volume Set - Over 17,000 Articles
It was mentioned that Natalia had a right of entry in this book, which apparently includes information about primate mating patterns and gestures, including sexual positions.
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But I had to talk about how long spider monkeys will engage and it's usually on the upwards of like 20 minutes
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Episode: Cosmic Queries: Primatology
It was mentioned that Natalia had a right of entry in this book, which apparently includes information about primate mating patterns and gestures, including sexual positions.
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But I had to talk about how long spider monkeys will engage and it's usually on the upwards of like 20 minutes
I had to talk about how long spider monkeys will engage and it's usually on the upwards of like 20 minutes Really? Yeah, they can be for a very long time.
I had a right at entry in the Primatological encyclopedia that's coming out on intro mission pattern and copulatory gesture, which is basically monkey sex positions, right?
Star Trek - The Next Generation Technical Manual - A Fascinating Look Inside The U.S.S. Enterprise Ncc 1701-d
This book was mentioned as a source of information on Star Trek technology, specifically diagrams about antimatter containment in the warp engine.
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Well, there's a book by Rick Sturmbach and Michael Kudow called the Star Trek Next Generation Technical Manual. And it gives diagrams of all of the containment and things like that.
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Episode: The Power of Science Fiction, with William Shatner
This book was mentioned as a source of information on Star Trek technology, specifically diagrams about antimatter containment in the warp engine.
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Well, there's a book by Rick Sturmbach and Michael Kudow called the Star Trek Next Generation Technical Manual. And it gives diagrams of all of the containment and things like that.
Slap Shot Science
The book was mentioned multiple times throughout the show. It was discussed in relation to the science of collisions and physics in hockey, alongside the author's expertise in the field.
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Alan is going to help us understand just how much force it's going to take to flatten your opponent against those boards and who's not going to want to know that okay?
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Episode: #ICYMI - Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)
The book was mentioned multiple times throughout the show. It was discussed in relation to the science of collisions and physics in hockey, alongside the author's expertise in the field.
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Alan is going to help us understand just how much force it's going to take to flatten your opponent against those boards and who's not going to want to know that okay?
Author of Slap Shot Science and the physics of Isochi. Alan welcome back.
please listeners go and check out the professor's books Slap Shot Science and the physics of hockey if you've enjoyed listening to him I'm sure you'll be interested in thrilled reading his work
Slap Shot Science
It was discussed as a book about the physics of hockey, and was mentioned in relation to a clip of a slap shot that was analyzed.
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illuminating it for us will be Alan Heshey, physics professor and author of Slap Shot Science and the physics of hockey.
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Episode: #ICYMI: Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 1)
It was discussed as a book about the physics of hockey, and was mentioned in relation to a clip of a slap shot that was analyzed.
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illuminating it for us will be Alan Heshey, physics professor and author of Slap Shot Science and the physics of hockey.
Not just a professor, but an author too. Author of Slap Shot Science as well as the physics of hockey.
Dirty Electricity
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It was mentioned that Ben Franklin wrote this book, which was internationally known for his experiments in electricity, showcasing his scientific literacy.
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It's fun to look back at our founding fathers and the scientific literacy expressed by Thomas Jefferson and especially by Ben Franklin. He wrote a book called Scientific Researchers into Electricity a...
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It was mentioned that Ben Franklin wrote this book, which was internationally known for his experiments in electricity, showcasing his scientific literacy.
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It's fun to look back at our founding fathers and the scientific literacy expressed by Thomas Jefferson and especially by Ben Franklin. He wrote a book called Scientific Researchers into Electricity and it was known internationally for his experiments learning about this new thing called electricity.
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It was described as a geography and character study of people who travel to Las Vegas to watch March Madness and bet on the games, specifically focused on the first four days of the tournament.
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The book is really a, you know, it's a geography. It's a description of the characters who travel to Las Vegas.
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Episode: #ICYMI - March Madness!
It was described as a geography and character study of people who travel to Las Vegas to watch March Madness and bet on the games, specifically focused on the first four days of the tournament.
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The book is really a, you know, it's a geography. It's a description of the characters who travel to Las Vegas.
It describes the first four days of the tournament, Thursday, Friday, you know, or an hour in the third day of the first weekend.
It's like you got your favorite series, but you've missed the first three or four episode series. You binge the whole thing because it's a Game of Thrones marathon with betting.
What I did is I found people who were in use in traffic, people who were pontificated as if they knew what they were talking about. And they really didn't.
And then they had people who were screamers just screaming at the television set. And so, yeah, different.
Arcanum Unbounded
Bill Nye's book, "Unbounded," was mentioned and discussed, focusing on sustainability, climate change, and doing more with less in the face of these environmental challenges.
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Climate change and doing more with less.
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Bill Nye's book, "Unbounded," was mentioned and discussed, focusing on sustainability, climate change, and doing more with less in the face of these environmental challenges.
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Climate change and doing more with less.
Unbounded.
Wood Shop
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It was mentioned as a book from 1927 with complicated projects that an adult might find hard, but if you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know how to fix things.
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I've got a book at home that's called Projects for Boys, Popular Mechanics.
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Episode: Comedy and Cars with Jay Leno
It was mentioned as a book from 1927 with complicated projects that an adult might find hard, but if you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know how to fix things.
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I've got a book at home that's called Projects for Boys, Popular Mechanics.
Back when you can get away with a title like that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1927.
And it sees complicated projects that I think an adult would have a hard time doing but this is...
If you worked on a farm, you grew up on a farm or your dad had a store, you were expected to know these things. To fix stuff.
Crime and Punishment
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It was described as a book that argued for punishment to be proportionate to the crime, written by an Italian Enlightenment philosopher seeking to be the Newton of jurisprudence, and that it was recently acquired by one of the podcast guests.
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The first book on that was by a guy named Cesarea Beccarea
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Science and Morality
It was described as a book that argued for punishment to be proportionate to the crime, written by an Italian Enlightenment philosopher seeking to be the Newton of jurisprudence, and that it was recently acquired by one of the podcast guests.
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The first book on that was by a guy named Cesarea Beccarea
His essay on crimes and punishments
I just acquired that book two weeks ago
The Spirit of Laws
It was described as a book exploring the principles and laws governing human societies, customs, and political systems, written by Montesquieu in the Enlightenment era.
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Called The Spirit of the Laws
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Science and Morality
It was described as a book exploring the principles and laws governing human societies, customs, and political systems, written by Montesquieu in the Enlightenment era.
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Called The Spirit of the Laws
Godel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
It was said that the book is a mixture of solid, good, and crazy ideas. The speaker compared it to good food mixed with dog excrement.
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If you read Kurzweil's books, what I find is that it's a very bizarre mixture of ideas that are solid and good with ideas that are crazy.
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Episode: Gazing into the Future with Ray Kurzweil
It was said that the book is a mixture of solid, good, and crazy ideas. The speaker compared it to good food mixed with dog excrement.
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If you read Kurzweil's books, what I find is that it's a very bizarre mixture of ideas that are solid and good with ideas that are crazy.
It's as if you took a lot of very good food and some dog excrement, blended it all up so that you can't possibly figure out what's good or bad.
The Revenge of Gaia
Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of Humanity
It was mentioned as a book by James Lovelock, who initially proposed the Gaia hypothesis, where he discussed the idea that Earth might be fighting back against human interference, potentially leading to our destruction.
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He later wrote a book called Gaia's Revenge which was about us getting pounded by this force because we're messing with it.
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Episode: Protecting Our Environment, with Gina McCarthy
It was mentioned as a book by James Lovelock, who initially proposed the Gaia hypothesis, where he discussed the idea that Earth might be fighting back against human interference, potentially leading to our destruction.
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He later wrote a book called Gaia's Revenge which was about us getting pounded by this force because we're messing with it.
So Earth will kill us?
Well, it... This is an evil mother nature, right? In that... Well, he was seeing us as the... sort of the disease that needs to be, you know, managed.
Sleights of Mind
What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen L. Macknik (Nov 9 2010)
It was co-authored with Stephen Macknik and discussed how the human mind is a flawed data processor, which is essential for magic to exist, as mentioned by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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You co-authored a book called Slites of Mind. You co-authored it with Stephen Mechnick. Is that correct?
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Episode: The Science of Illusion with Penn & Teller
It was co-authored with Stephen Macknik and discussed how the human mind is a flawed data processor, which is essential for magic to exist, as mentioned by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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You co-authored a book called Slites of Mind. You co-authored it with Stephen Mechnick. Is that correct?
Stephen and Susanna persistently remind us that the human mind is a bad data-taking device. And it's this fact that enables the science of magic to exist at all.
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