#ICYMI - The Psychology of Extreme Sports (Repeat)

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🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Go to the extremes with hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly as they investigate the psychology of the extreme sports athlete with adventure journalist Jim Clash, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, and extreme sport psychologist Eric Brymer. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Please subscribe to our channels on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Playing-with-Science-p952100/ GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-psychology-of-extreme-sports-playing-with-science-repeat/ Photo Credit: gregepperson/iStock.

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0:00.0	I'm Gary O'Reilly and I'm Chuck Nice. And this is playing with science. Yes, there are
0:16.1	those of us who like a quiet life. Those of us who live vicariously and then there are
0:21.6	others of us who seem to have an unhealthy lack of fear. And that's exactly where we are
0:27.1	headed. The outer limits and extreme sports. Yeah, and who better to tell us what it's
0:32.8	like to fly at Mach 2.6 be shot on purpose and go swimming without a wetsuit at the North
0:42.2	Pole. That man is here with us and that man is none other than Jim Clash. I like the way
0:49.6	it sounds. That's Jim Clash. That's Marvel hero. That's not all. Yes. And helping us to understand
0:58.4	what drives someone like Jim. We'll also hear later on from neuroscientist Heather Berlin and
1:03.4	from extreme sports psychologist Dr. Eric Breimer. Yes. But joining us right now, right here
1:11.1	in studio, as I said, adventurer Jim Clash. Jim, what's happening, buddy? How are you? Thanks,
1:20.5	Chuck. Thanks, Gary. You guys have so much energy. I feel like I have to match you.
1:24.5	Oh, not. Listen, man. It's a kind of, I mean, Jim Clash stands a little bit James Bowen.
1:29.6	Yeah, it's a really. For a man who was truly an adventurer to have the name Jim Clash
1:36.8	really sounds like it's kind of a stage name. You know, I've been asked that question many times
1:41.0	and the answer is yes. That's my real name. My parents' surname was Clash and that's fabulous.
1:46.9	I'm lucky. They knew it. They knew it. They knew what you were destined for. We checked it out. It's
1:51.5	quite a, apparently it's quite a rare English name from medieval times of East London. So, yeah,
1:57.0	good for you. Very cool. You're a long time journalist. You've been working with Forbes for some time
2:03.6	rather than to carbon date you. We'll just go with some time. A long time. Yeah. But you're into the
2:09.9	adventure. I mean, we listed a couple of things there. You've flown in a MiG-25 to the edge of
2:16.8	space at 2.6 times the speed of sound. Yeah. Wow. Right there. Okay. That right there. That'll do.
2:25.0	That's a show. And thank you. Thank you. Good night. Thank you. That's our show. Swimming
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