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A Physicist looks at Sport

Professor John D Barrow FRS · Gresham College

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About

Whether or not Londoners will be watching the next Olympic Games on TV or in a stadium just a few Tube stops away, what is going on in sports of speed, balance, strength, and rotational movement? Why do different sports use such strange scoring systems, and are results in the Premier Football League distinguishable from a random process? This talk shows that very simple physical arguments can improve your armchair sporting appreciation and your competitive sporting performance.

The talk

  1. A Physicist looks at Sport 2005-10-25 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor John D Barrow FRS
Year
2005
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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