Wednesday, March 16, 2022

New Podcast: Kristen Nicholson on Biomechanics and Baseball

In this episode Kristen Nicholson discusses her journey from math student to baseball biomechanics expert.

Kristen Nicholson: The Science of Athletes in Motion

In this episode Kristen Nicholson discusses her journey from math student to baseball biomechanics expert.

Chris Gorski, Editor

March 16, 2022


(Inside Science) -- In this episode, Kristen Nicholson, the director of the Pitching Lab at Wake Forest University tells Chris Gorski about how her interest in math and the way the body moves eventually led to research assisting children with shoulder injuries, accomplished figure skaters and eventually baseball players. Nicholson also explains why it's so difficult to study the motion of the shoulder, and how her work in the lab may be able to help pitchers stay healthier.


The show is available on  your favorite podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify. It's also on YouTube...

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