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Engineering Recovery w/ Dr. Joshua Hagen
Welcome back to another episode of The Human Odyssey: A Human-Centered Podcast!
On this episode of The Human Odyssey, Dr. Reginald O’Hara, Director of Applied Health and Performance at Sophic Synergistics, sits down with Dr. Joshua Hagen, Performance Scientist at The Ohio State University, to explore the science of stress, recovery, sleep, and human performance. Drawing from their shared experience at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Dr. Hagen’s current work with elite athletes and military populations, they dive into recovery science, wearable technologies, photobiomodulation, vibroacoustic therapy, and the future of individualized performance optimization.
This episode of The Human Odyssey was recorded on April 29, 2026.