Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 06/06/2024In sum: don't stress too much about the terrain you run on (flat/up/down), but maybe think a little about how fast you're running. However, spend most of your time thinking about how you can build bigger bones, and (maybe) change your gait so that it reduces the load on the skeleton. 000
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 06/06/2024The Journal of Experimental Biology chose our article to be highlighted for the current issue. Kathryn Knight wrote a delightful pop-sci piece accompanied by a fun illustration. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...journals.biologists.comSpeed, not hill running, is main factor in shin stress fracturesFor runners, pain is sometimes part of the process. Achy muscles after a particularly long run or shin splints when your shoes need replacing can be a gentle warning to ease off. But take training too... 121
Reposted by Michael Baggaleysamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 21/04/2024This is the best Dennett obituary so far, not least because it mentions this perfect passage from 'Consciousness Explained' arstechnica.com/science/2024... 0175
Reposted by Michael Baggaley🎃 beagle 🐈⬛ @beagle.bsky.social · 25/04/2024statement by UT Austin faculty, announcing a strike tomorrow in protest of the police presence on campus 262771912
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyGrace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 10/04/2024Imagine delivering this mini-tirade as the opener to your conference talk. Feels like we used to let scientists have more fun... psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/194... #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence 1112
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 02/04/2024Sports gambling could signify an interesting downfall of amateur sport. Should we care? www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l... 000
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyKonow lab at UMass Lowell @konowlab.bsky.social · 03/02/2024A little under two weeks until (soft) close for applications to our #NSF funded #graduate student and #postdoc positions. If you are interested in #multiscale #biomechanics #research, #comparative #muscle function, and #functional #morphology, please PM me to discuss these openings. Pls share widely 001
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 16/01/2024The only guarantee that I've learned in the 7.5 years living here is I'm not missing the August long weekend. Typically best weather of the year. Otherwise, you hit the nail on the head. Summer is too short (almost feels non-existent) and winter seems to drag on forever. 010
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 15/01/2024I feel like there's this May sweet-spot for North American academics that we would be well suited for conferences. That way I could enjoy the two nice weeks of Calgary summer here :) 110
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 13/01/2024I wonder if given a choice, what season/time of year people prefer. When I talk to others in NA, many lament that the conferences are during prime vacation season. 210
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 12/01/2024Why are all the large biomechanics conferences held June - August? #BiomechSky 201
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 12/01/2024I have the same issue but with CSB and phish fest...sigh :( 100
Reposted by Michael BaggaleySeong-won Han @seongwonhan.bsky.social · 11/01/2024Paper alert!📢 We systematically explored the nature of sarcomere length non-uniformity using single myofibrils, and found that sarcomere length non-uniformity does NOT occur randomly in both active and passive states! Details can be found: 👇 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #BiomechSkyfrontiersin.orgGaining new understanding of sarcomere length non-uniformities in skeletal musclesSarcomere lengths are non-uniform on all structural levels of mammalian skeletal muscle. These nonuniformities have been associated with a variety of mechanical properties, including residual force en... 061
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 28/12/2023I guess the null hypothesis is that nothing differs between what you're studying. Usually, we don't look at single movements in isolation; we have some other condition or task constraint - e.g., timed walk/run - that we compare against. I'm open to not needing hypotheses, but it seems rare. 000
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 22/12/2023I think that we all have a hunch about how our analyses will work out. It may be useful to ask that we all think a little deeper about our priors. 110
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyUK Plant Biomech @ukplantbiomech.bsky.social · 15/12/2023Don't forget to register for UK Plant Biomechanics Day! Deadline: 18 December 2023 (40 GBP fee payment is not due until February). Register here: www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/uk-plant-bio.... Organised by @robinsonsci.bsky.social, @slcuplants.bsky.social, Naomi Nakayama. #UKPlantBioMech 013
Reposted by Michael Baggaleykeelin @keelin12ft.bsky.social · 11/12/2023Mets sports science job openings for any baseball peeps out there. 085
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyKonow lab at UMass Lowell @konowlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2023We are hiring! Our NSF award unravels determinants of bite force across biological scales in rodent jaw systems. Several graduate student lines available (PM me and apply via tinyurl.com/UMLAPPLBIOLPhD ). Postdoc funds also available, see ad: tinyurl.com/KonowlabNSF - Please share and re-post widely 004
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyKonow lab at UMass Lowell @konowlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2023We are hiring! New NIH award to measure inertial effects of (in)active muscle mass. Collab w/ Harvard and Simon Fraser U. A graduate student RA (PM me and apply through tinyurl.com/UMLAPPLBIOLPhD ). Postdoc funds also available: Ad at: tinyurl.com/KonowlabNIH - Please share and re-post widely! 056
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 04/12/2023Why is this not standard practice? Although probably better without anonymous reviews. Maybe? Thoughts? "In our open peer review model, we will publish the editorial decision letters, reviews (in anonymized form), and the authors' responses to the critiques along with the article." #BiomechSky 010
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2023The funny thing about finding new music on youtube is that - for me - my interest is largely driven by the album artwork. Feels like we've come full circle. 000
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyNataliya Rokhmanova @nrokh.bsky.social · 10/11/2023🚨#BiomechSky users!🚨 We have migrated to a new server to host our feed. Please re-like/re-pin/re-add this NEW feed to ensure you stay up to date on biomechanics updates: bsky.app/profile/did:... Thanks x 100 to @cvhammond.biomech.dev for pulling it off 👍 173
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyPeter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · 07/11/2023We're recruiting funded PhD students who are focused on balance control, locomotion, and rehabilitation. Come join our multidisciplinary group of biomechanists, kinesiologists, rehab scientists, engineers, and neuroscientists. petercfino.wixsite.com/nallab 088
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 04/10/2023*biomechanics. This position is specifically looking for someone to continue the long history of human locomotion work that has been conducted in the HPL. 000
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 04/10/2023Two TT opportunities at UCalgary in ex phys and biomechics: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1341997... internal.careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1342032... 112
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 04/10/2023There's also an opening for TT position in human biomechanics at UCalgary: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1341997... 001
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyRoope Kaaronen @roopekaaronen.net · 27/09/2023Posting a preprint has become the moment that feels meaningful. As in: Here it is, the piece I worked so hard on, for the public to read and discuss. The legacy publication process feels like a frustrating bureaucratic routine. I’m usually bored of the paper by the time it’s published. 33511
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 27/09/2023Evolution has an inordinate fondness for beetles. More than 400,000 species of beetles have been described, making up a quarter (!) of all known species. A new theory suggests why they have been so successful 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...scientificamerican.comThe Secret to Beetles’ Unfathomable DiversityThe evolution of a chemical defense gland allowed the most diverse group of beetles to repel predators and go on to conquer wholly new environments 57120
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 20/09/2023woops. forgot the feeds. #BiomechSky #AcademicSky 100
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 20/09/2023Are highlights necessary in manuscripts? Do they increase the likelihood that someone will read the article? I guess I wonder what the utility is when the abstract is already a brief overview. 330
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyKatherine Corn 🌽 @kacorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2023It's graduate school application season, so here's your reminder that nobody should pay for a graduate degree in #ecoevo ! Here's a list of fully funded ecology, evolution, & organismal biology Masters' programs (please share!)! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comFunded Organismal Biology MS ProgramsFunded Organismal Biology MS Programs List of Departments that have a fully-funded Masters program that includes Ecology, Evolution, or Organsimal Biology Background on this list: Some Masters progra... 210682
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 06/09/2023What are your favourite biomechanics journals? Looking for something that would fit an experimental+modelling paper. I usually go with JBME (12k word limit and no $$), but I'd like to mix it up. Where do you like to submit? #biomechsky #academicsky 221
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 31/08/2023I think this is inevitable but I'm also not sure it's a big problem. Large groups can be tackling many problems simultaneously. Maybe this evens things out? 010
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 30/08/2023Very true. I'm trying to help a colleague who doesn't have access to MRI. As a start, since they're studying male vs. female, they can use some literature values to get an idea if it's a worthwhile path to pursue. 000
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 30/08/2023Same experience with Brent and then he wonders why all the formatting is messed up...🤷♂️. 000
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 30/08/2023Thanks Jeroen! Laying in bed last night it hit my why ppl prefer to measure knee MA with mri...seems a bit cumbersome with ultrasound and dynamometer. Hope all is well. 110
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 29/08/2023I was fairly certain that people were measuring PT moment arms using ultrasound and a dynamometer, but all easy to find references use MRI. Is this a thing or am I out to lunch? Thanks! 260
Michael Baggaley @mbaggaley.bsky.social · 29/08/2023Agreed. The utility of LaTeX really shone for me when I was working on my thesis. The formatting is all taken care of beforehand - so long as someone has created a template. 000
Reposted by Michael BaggaleyProfessor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 29/08/2023Assistant Professor job- Comparative Biomechanics - Integrative Biology Department: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04087aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor - Comparative Biomechanics - Integrative BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 077