Summary: What are the limits of the human body, and how can we fully utilize them? Alex Hutchinson, award-winning journalist and author of "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance," explains why humans are nearly always capable of pushing just a little bit harder — and how you can eke out just a little bit more effort even when you think your body's tank is empty. More reading from Curiosity: The Boston Marathon Didn't Allow Women Until 1971, But These Women Ran It Anyway Your "Runner's High" is Actually Caused By This Cannabis-like Chemical Should You Change Your Running Stride? The Stroop Effect Is A Window Into Perception How Olympic Medalists Feel Additional resources from Alex Hutchinson: AlexHutchinson.net Alex Hutchinson on Twitter @sweatscience "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance" "Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World (Popular Mechanics)"Other studies and materials discussed: What the Marshmallow Test Really Teaches About Self-Control | The Atlantic Gatorade: The Idea That Launched An Industry | University of Florida OCL Stroop Test | Open Cognition Lab Fatigue of Cognitive Control in the Stroop-Task Extra credit: Blemish: The truth about blackheads | Scientific American Everything you need to know about blackheads | Medical News Today
