Physics and sport: flying balls, perfecting technique, and wellbeing in academia

<p>For sports fans, the next few weeks will bring excitement and drama. The Euro 2024 football (soccer) tournament is under way in Germany and the Copa América is about to kick off in the US. Then at the end of July, the Olympics starts in Paris as athletes from across the world compete to run, jump, sail, cycle and dance themselves into the history books. In this episode of <em>Physics World Stories</em>, you will hear from two US physicists with a profound connection with sport.</p> <p>The first guest is <a href="https://www.lynchburg.edu/academics/faculty/john-eric-goff/">John Eric Goff</a> of the University of Lynchburg, author of <a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/9359/gold-medal-physics"><em>Gold Medal Physics: the Science of Sports</em></a>. After training as a condensed-matter theorist, Goff has focused his research career the physics of sport. In a wide-ranging conversation with podcast host Andrew Glester, Goff discusses everything from the flight of balls to th...