Episode 10: The Immortal Iron Fist - Biology of a Living Weapon

The Biology of Superheroes Podcast by Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby

Apr 17, 201983:24Science & Medicine

In this episode, we explore the biology of Danny Rand, AKA The Immortal Iron Fist! We dig into biomechanics of extreme movement, compensating for extreme forces and evolutionary tradeoffs of extreme performance. We chat...

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