The science of the cold plunge with Chris Ballard

This was in February. in Vermont. And they had taken the frozen surface of Lake Memphramagog, this giant glacial lake up there. Еневрі в інтернет. A swimming pool with chainsaws out of this lake.

And they hold a swimming race, and that experience was so cold. You can't necessarily discern between heat and cold. It could feel like Fire. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick.

I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people. to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. Chris Ballard is a journalist and the author of The Plunge, a fascinating book about cold water immersion. As part of his reporting on the subject, Chris got into ice swimming himself. That Vermont swim in the glacial lake he described, the water was 33 degrees Fahrenheit that day.

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