It's finally warming up in Boston, and the joggers are out and about. Some of them are no doubt preparing for the Boston marathon, which takes place every year on Patriots Day (the third Monday in April, and a holiday in New England). The marathon is like an annual celebration of spring here in New England, and many MIT students participate. For good measure, the day after the marathon is a student holiday at MIT.
As reported in the New York Times today, researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany have found that running can make you high. Apparently it has to do with increased concentration of chemicals called endorphins in the brain. In light of this discovery, it finally becomes clear why anyone would subject themselves to 26 miles of torture: the marathon is the running man's Woodstock!
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I think "runner's high" has been known for years - not sure what the German researchers have to add on this. You have to run at least 20-30 minutes at a good pace for it to kick in, or at least I have. It also works with other types of exercise; for me vigorous yoga sessions (vinyasa/ ashtanga/ power yoga, not meditation!) achieve a similar result, but I have to do yoga for longer time periods. The idea is just to keep moving long enough. It really makes you wonder why people do drugs when they can feel good by doing something healthy for themselves.
wouldn't it be nice with some pictures on this blog?
Hi! Thanks for the blog. I'd like to go to Boston to do a phd. Can you tell us about how to find phd posts at MIT? Thanks!
Heyy,
I am a PhD student from University of Melbourne, Australia. I would like to know what are the indespensable things MIT teach while doing PhD like seminars, using EndNote, etc...
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