Habib Noorbhai, PhD 🇿🇦 (@prof_hn) 's Twitter Profile
Habib Noorbhai, PhD 🇿🇦

@prof_hn

Professor (Health & Sports Science) (UJ) | Visiting Professor (MIT) | Ph.D. (UCT) | Expertise: Health, Sport, Cricket, Innovation, AI, XR, EdTech | Own views

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Olympic medals have been handed out for some strange activities in the past, writes Tom Eaton timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-d…

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Today, August 9th is National Women's Day in South Africa 🇿🇦 I’d like to take a moment to celebrate and thank the incredible women I've had the pleasure of working with over the years. Your dedication, resilience and brilliance have made a profound impact on our work and the

Today, August 9th is National Women's Day in South Africa 🇿🇦

I’d like to take a moment to celebrate and thank the incredible women I've had the pleasure of working with over the years. Your dedication, resilience and brilliance have made a profound impact on our work and the
Men's Health ZA (@menshealthza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Akani Simbine, Shaun Maswanganyi, OLY, Bayanda Walaza, and Bradley Nkoana on winning the silver medal in the relay at the Olympics! 🥈🇿🇦 #Paris2024 #Olympics #MHxOlympics mh.co.za/watch-akani-si…

Congratulations to <a href="/AkaniSimbine/">Akani Simbine</a>, <a href="/Shaun___M/">Shaun Maswanganyi, OLY</a>, Bayanda Walaza, and Bradley Nkoana on winning the silver medal in the relay at the Olympics! 🥈🇿🇦 #Paris2024  #Olympics #MHxOlympics

mh.co.za/watch-akani-si…
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Over the past 12 weeks at MIT, I’ve been learning Python and honing on these skills for stats, infographics, etc. I’m excited to start applying what I’ve learned with Python to explore and convey scientific data in new, engaging ways! The below visual representation is the

Over the past 12 weeks at MIT, I’ve been learning Python and honing on these skills for stats, infographics, etc. 
I’m excited to start applying what I’ve learned with Python to explore and convey scientific data in new, engaging ways!

The below visual representation is the
The Carnivore Bar | Eat Meat 🥩 (@thecarnivorebar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since 1949, soybean oil consumption has increased by 1000%. Since then: - Cancer increased by 43% - Obesity went from 13% to 42% Soybean oil is a cheap-to-produce food that was used on machines and industrial applications before it was human food. Now people eat it...

Since 1949, soybean oil consumption has increased by 1000%.

Since then:

- Cancer increased by 43%
- Obesity went from 13% to 42%

Soybean oil is a cheap-to-produce food that was used on machines and industrial applications before it was human food.

Now people eat it...
Ricky (@rickyrobinett) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What can an 8-year-old build in 45 minutes with the assistance of AI? My daughter has been learning to code with Cursor and it's mind-blowing🤯 Here are highlights from her second coding session. In 45 minutes she built a chatbot powered by Cloudflare Developers Workers AI 👀

Habib Noorbhai, PhD 🇿🇦 (@prof_hn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shannon Alberts, Michael Wolmarans and Nabuweeya Mohamed - congratulations on your first publication! Hamid Jalal (Assistant Lecturer in HAP and Ph.D. Candidate - UJ) - congratulations on co-supervising your first student group! I am proud of all of you… ______________________

Shannon Alberts, Michael Wolmarans and Nabuweeya Mohamed - congratulations on your first publication!

Hamid Jalal (Assistant Lecturer in HAP and Ph.D. Candidate - UJ) - congratulations on co-supervising your first student group!

I am proud of all of you…
______________________
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The figure below illustrates a correlation matrix of #cricket players from private or boys-only schools; the insights reveal the educational backgrounds of elite cricketers and how these backgrounds vary between nations. While the matrix reveals a statistically significant

The figure below illustrates a correlation matrix of #cricket players from private or boys-only schools; the insights reveal the educational backgrounds of elite cricketers and how these backgrounds vary between nations. While the matrix reveals a statistically significant
Nature Portfolio (@natureportfolio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A study in Nature Aging shows that the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern, with concentrated exercise over one to two days, is similarly linked to lower risk of brain disorders compared to regular exercise. 🔒 go.nature.com/46ZZOYP

A study in <a href="/NatureAging/">Nature Aging</a> shows that the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern, with concentrated exercise over one to two days, is similarly linked to lower risk of brain disorders compared to regular exercise. 🔒 go.nature.com/46ZZOYP
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With the 2024 Olympics behind us and the current Paralympics underway, I decided to create a dynamic visualisation of gold medal counts in the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024. It is clear that the USA have dominated. However, watch how the other top countries have competed

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Looking forward to this... Thanks very much, Prof. Marguerite Corvini, Prof. Dain LaRoche and the University of New Hampshire for the invitation! If interested, one can join the session online (Friday, September 6th, 10am EST): Meeting URL: unh.zoom.us/j/92524386614?… Meeting ID:

Looking forward to this...

Thanks very much, Prof. Marguerite Corvini, Prof. Dain LaRoche and the University of New Hampshire for the invitation!

If interested, one can join the session online (Friday, September 6th, 10am EST):

Meeting URL: unh.zoom.us/j/92524386614?…
Meeting ID:
Eric Topol (@erictopol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A wearable sensor band that uses microfluidics to analyze sweat pH and lactate during exercise, potentially a metric for promoting or quantifying level of physical fitness science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Science Translational Medicine

A wearable sensor band that uses microfluidics to analyze sweat pH and lactate during exercise, potentially a metric for promoting or quantifying level of physical fitness
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… <a href="/ScienceTM/">Science Translational Medicine</a>
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🏅 Olympic medal incentivisation by country 🌍 Ever wondered how different countries incentivise their athletes for winning Olympic medals? Here's a breakdown of the financial rewards offered for gold, silver and bronze medals across 13 countries, colour-coded by the type of

🏅 Olympic medal incentivisation by country 🌍

Ever wondered how different countries incentivise their athletes for winning Olympic medals? Here's a breakdown of the financial rewards offered for gold, silver and bronze medals across 13 countries, colour-coded by the type of