“Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure": an online course in Environmental Physiology through Stanford University

A new online learning experience offered through Stanford University has been brought to the attention of this blog by Anne L. Friedlander, Ph.D. Dr Friedlander has been teaching in the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University since 1997. To know more about Dr Friedlander see https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/instructor/friedlan

The class will illustrate and explain how your body responds to cold, heat, stress, age, altitude, g-forces, diving and zero gravity. Video travel locations include Stanford, Harvard, MIT, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Pikes Peak, Las Vegas, and Livermore California.

Here is an overview of the class:

Learn how your body responds and adapts to the stresses of the world!!   Heat, Cold, Altitude, Age, G-forces, and more….It’s all there!

Join a unique online learning experience “Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure” that will be offered starting January 13th, 2014 through Stanford University.   In this free, self-paced, 6 week class of short online videos, you will be engaged in stories about physiology from across the country, develop relationships with the instructors as they sacrifice their bodies for the good of science, and be inspired by the complexity and adaptability of the human body. You will also learn practical tips on how to improve your performance and health in stressful environments and will have the opportunity to hear from top scientists and adventurers on topics which include cold, heat, stress, age, altitude, g-forces, diving and zero gravity.

Watch the 1 min promo video to get a sense of the class and sign up now for free to reserve your spot for January!

Class Homepage (Your Body in the World):   

https://class.stanford.edu/courses/HumanitiesSciences/EP101/Environmental_Physiology/about

We hope to see you in class!

In my view, this represents an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in environmental and human physiology.

Davide Filingeri

PhD Researcher

Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre

Loughborough University, UK