Introducing Physical Capital: Swimming
10/17/23 • 18 min
Why do we swim?
It’s not new, we’ve been swimming for 10,000 years... apparently. But why? We don’t live in the water and so what draws us to it? In this first episode of the podcast we explore the history of humans in the water to get an idea of why we do it.
Hosted by Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell.
Featuring Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim
Listen to the full series here
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Why do we swim?
It’s not new, we’ve been swimming for 10,000 years... apparently. But why? We don’t live in the water and so what draws us to it? In this first episode of the podcast we explore the history of humans in the water to get an idea of why we do it.
Hosted by Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell.
Featuring Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim
Listen to the full series here
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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