Lecture by Asya Kazantseva: How to Make Yourself Walk More (and Should You?)

Lecture by Asya Kazantseva

"How to Make Yourself Walk More (and Should You?). A Brief Overview of the Advantages and Problems Associated with Bipedalism"

When: April 17 at 19:00
Duration: 2 hours
Lecture price: from 2000 RSD depending on the row.
Where: Startit Centar Novi Sad, Miroslava Antića 2, Novi Sad

Humans became bipedal before they became smarter. Otherwise, perhaps they would have refrained! Bipedalism (especially combined with a large brain) significantly complicates childbirth, contributes to a wide range of musculoskeletal problems, and creates specific difficulties for blood circulation in the conditions of Earth's gravity.

At the same time, since we have learned to walk, we should now engage in it all the time. Moreover, not so much for physical health, but for mental health. People who walk somewhere for a long time (especially through picturesque landscapes) switch to a specific mode of attention that promotes both the restoration of mental well-being and the organization of accumulated information and the acquisition of new ideas.

These effects are significant enough that researchers are interested in studying them, and a substantial body of data has already been accumulated about where, how, and how much a person should walk to be smart and happy. Arm yourself with this information in advance to spend summer evenings usefully, and choose comfortable shoes because after the lecture, you will surely want to walk home.

Asya Kazantseva — a well-known science journalist, winner of the “Enlightener” award, traveling lecturer. A graduate of the biological faculty of St. Petersburg State University, the master's program in “Cognitive Sciences and Technologies” at HSE, and the master's program in molecular neurobiology at the University of Bristol.

The lecture will be held in Russian.

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