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What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling:: An overview of the effects of juggling on the mind and body.
The Benefits of Juggling
What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling is the most complete literature overview of juggling research to date.
Did you know that learning to juggle changes your brain density? Did you know that juggling has been proven to reduce clinical anxiety? Did you know that juggling boosts your ability to engage in complex mental tasks?
In the past fifteen years, many scientists have used three ball juggling in their experiments when studying complex motor task learning. These studies have given us incredible insight not only into motor learning as a whole, but also into juggling as a skill that affects our minds and brains. Most of these papers lie in academic journals that aren’t read by circus professionals, however, so they are relatively unknown to the juggling world!
All of these studies and more are detailed and explained in the ebook What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling – the most complete literature overview of juggling research to date.
What's in the Book
In this ebook, you’ll learn how long you need to see a moving object in order to catch it, how your brain grows when learning the three ball cascade, the difference between monkeys and humans when learning new skills, the effects of napping on jugglers, the benefits of juggling as active meditation, and more. It’s the science of juggling, thoroughly explained.
What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling is the most complete literature overview of juggling research to date.
Did you know that learning to juggle changes your brain density? Did you know that juggling has been proven to reduce clinical anxiety? Did you know that juggling boosts your ability to engage in complex mental tasks?
In the past fifteen years, many scientists have used three ball juggling in their experiments when studying complex motor task learning. These studies have given us incredible insight not only into motor learning as a whole, but also into juggling as a skill that affects our minds and brains. Most of these papers lie in academic journals that aren’t read by circus professionals, however, so they are relatively unknown to the juggling world!
All of these studies and more are detailed and explained in the ebook What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling – the most complete literature overview of juggling research to date.
What's in the Book
In this ebook, you’ll learn how long you need to see a moving object in order to catch it, how your brain grows when learning the three ball cascade, the difference between monkeys and humans when learning new skills, the effects of napping on jugglers, the benefits of juggling as active meditation, and more. It’s the science of juggling, thoroughly explained.
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14 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2018
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About the author
Thom Wall
26 books7 followers Thom Wall is an American juggler who specializes in learning juggling tricks from the past. He has performed in 12 countries on four continents, including a run of his solo history show "On the Topic of Juggling" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Thom also performed as a solo act with Cirque du Soleil’s touring big-top show Totem for four and a half years.
In 2015, La Universidad Mesoamericana, home to Mexico’s traditional circus school presented Thom with La Medalla Crotalus Scholaris. This is the institution’s highest honor, and was given to him to “indelibly recognize his career as a juggler.”
Thom holds a master’s degree in nonprofit arts administration from Drexel University, a bachelor’s degree in germanic languages and literatures from Washington University in St. Louis, and certifications in adult education from Cambridge University. In 2019, he published the textbook "Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: the forgotten history of throwing and catching," filling a large gap in the circus and theater literature.
In 2015, La Universidad Mesoamericana, home to Mexico’s traditional circus school presented Thom with La Medalla Crotalus Scholaris. This is the institution’s highest honor, and was given to him to “indelibly recognize his career as a juggler.”
Thom holds a master’s degree in nonprofit arts administration from Drexel University, a bachelor’s degree in germanic languages and literatures from Washington University in St. Louis, and certifications in adult education from Cambridge University. In 2019, he published the textbook "Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: the forgotten history of throwing and catching," filling a large gap in the circus and theater literature.
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September 8, 2021
So, this was more a paper (short) than a book. Which was fine. It was just the right size to lay down some interesting facts about juggling and then get out. I was a bit nervous it would have been longer and not held my attention. Instead, it left me wanting more, which is not a bad place to be.
This paper had many interesting facts from studies done about juggling. Like how naps are important. And how VR can simulate learning as well. I don't want to spoil it all, so I won't say too much, but if you have an interest in juggling or circus arts, this is a nice quick read for information.
Review by M. Reynard 2021
This paper had many interesting facts from studies done about juggling. Like how naps are important. And how VR can simulate learning as well. I don't want to spoil it all, so I won't say too much, but if you have an interest in juggling or circus arts, this is a nice quick read for information.
Review by M. Reynard 2021
December 1, 2019
Awesome
Loved it good Research on Juggling Research and understanding how it help with coordination and produce white matter . I have MS.
Loved it good Research on Juggling Research and understanding how it help with coordination and produce white matter . I have MS.
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