The conference "The limits of the human machine: the contribution of biomechanics", presented by Pierre Samozino, lecturer at the Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM), UFR Sciences et Montagne, will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 6pm at La Turbine (entrance via La Turbine cinema) in Cran-Gevrier.
It will also be held on Tuesday May 18, 2021 at 6pm in Chambéry.
Conferences will take place subject to health conditions linked to the Coronovirus epidemic (COVID-19) and in compliance with the safety instructions in force at the venue hosting the event.
About the conference
What makes Usain Bolt run so fast? Why don't humans jump as high as other animals? How can we optimize our training to be even better? On the eve of the Olympic Games in Paris, sports performance has never been so much the focus of attention in France, especially when it comes to understanding what limits it. These performances are the result of interactions between the laws of physics that affect each and every one of us, and the physiological principles that govern how our bodies function. Biomechanics enables us to better understand the good and bad relations between these two constraints applied to each of our movements. Altius, Citius, Fortius: what limits human performance? Convergence between physics and physiology...