This week Alok Jha meets John D Barrow, professor of mathematical sciences at Gresham College, University of Cambridge, and author of Mathletics. In this extended interview Alok and John discuss the science of sport, from Wimbledon to the Tour De France, from track and field to aquatics. In the midst of the summer of sport, Alok and John explore how mathematics and a better scientific understanding of sporting performance are allowing athletes to break records and push their physical limits. Joh...
This week Alok Jha meets John D Barrow, professor of mathematical sciences at Gresham College, University of Cambridge, and author of Mathletics. In this extended interview Alok and John discuss the science of sport, from Wimbledon to the Tour De France, from track and field to aquatics. In the midst of the summer of sport, Alok and John explore how mathematics and a better scientific understanding of sporting performance are allowing athletes to break records and push their physical limits. Joh...
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