[SEMCO] PEANUT BUTTER CLUB AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

[Joanne Tromp]

*WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION'S PEANUT BUTTER CLUB:*Presents Tom 
Stoffregen, professor, School of Kinesiology at the University of 
Minnesota.Professor Stoffregen will give a talk on Friday, June 30, at 
noon, in the Ocean Science Exhibit Center Auditorium, 15 School St., in 
Woods Hole, titled “Getting Your Sea Legs: The Horizon, Seasickness, and 
Adaptive Human Movement.” Going to sea means living on a moving surface. 
It takes time to adapt to life on a moving surface: We must learn new 
ways to control the body. This learning period is known as "getting your 
sea legs." Mariners have known about it for thousands of years, but 
until recently there had been no scientific research examining the 
actual physical adjustments that we make in the control of the body. 
How, exactly, does bodily movement change as we get our sea legs? Why 
does this process include seasickness (for some, but not for others)? 
Why does the horizon seem to be important, and what can the horizon have 
to do with learning how to control the body? Professor Stoffregen will 
discuss these questions in the light of experimental research conducted 
on crew members and passengers on ships at sea. Some of the answers 
confirm ancient nautical lore, but some are unexpected, and very 
surprising. Sponsored by the Information Office. Coffee, tea, and 
cookies served. Donations accepted.

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