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FYI: If I Did A Bag Of Lance Armstrong’s Blood, Could I Bike Up A Mountain?
Science

FYI: If I Did A Bag Of Lance Armstrong’s Blood, Could I Bike Up A Mountain?

By Colin Lecher

3 Reasons Why Football Is Evil [Vintage PopSci]
Science

3 Reasons Why Football Is Evil [Vintage PopSci]

By Rose Pastore

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?
Science

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

By Colin Lecher

Haptic “Ghost” Armband Teaches Your Muscles To Behave Like Athletes’ Muscles
Technology

Haptic “Ghost” Armband Teaches Your Muscles To Behave Like Athletes’ Muscles

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: A Body-Cooling Glove Could Give Athletes a Better Boost Than Steroids
Science

Video: A Body-Cooling Glove Could Give Athletes a Better Boost Than Steroids

By Colin Lecher

Cage Match
Science

Cage Match

By Matthew Shaer

Change of Venue
Technology

Change of Venue

By Bjorn Carey

The Test Olympians Use to Improve Their Performance–On the Inside
Health

The Test Olympians Use to Improve Their Performance–On the Inside

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?
Science

FYI: Does Training at High Altitudes Help Olympians Win?

By Colin Lecher

Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?
Science

Olympics FYI: Why Is Cannabis Considered a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

By Rob Trump

The Fully Electronic, Futuristic Starting Gun That Eliminates Advantages in Races
Technology

The Fully Electronic, Futuristic Starting Gun That Eliminates Advantages in Races

By Colin Lecher

The First Cooling Shirt That Lowers Body Temperature
Gear

The First Cooling Shirt That Lowers Body Temperature

By Berne Broudy

November 1926: Why Men Will Always Be Better at Sports Than Women
Science

November 1926: Why Men Will Always Be Better at Sports Than Women

By Arthur Grahame

Summer Olympics: 2020
Technology

Summer Olympics: 2020

By John Brenkus

PopSci Q&A: The U.S. Olympic Team’s Chief Technologist Tells Us How Olympians Train
Technology

PopSci Q&A: The U.S. Olympic Team’s Chief Technologist Tells Us How Olympians Train

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Will Athletes Ever Stop Breaking Records?
Science

FYI: Will Athletes Ever Stop Breaking Records?

By Daniel Engber

How Science Predicts Which Olympic Events Will Be the Most Exciting to Watch
Science

How Science Predicts Which Olympic Events Will Be the Most Exciting to Watch

By Clay Dillow

How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built
Technology

How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built

By Tim Newcomb

The Totally Custom, Absurdly Light 3-D Printed Shoe That Could Win Olympic Gold
Technology

The Totally Custom, Absurdly Light 3-D Printed Shoe That Could Win Olympic Gold

By Colin Lecher

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin
Environment

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin

By Dan Nosowitz

The Adidas miCoach Will Track Real-Time Data From Every Single MLS Player
Health

The Adidas miCoach Will Track Real-Time Data From Every Single MLS Player

By Dan Nosowitz

You Built What?! A Flashing, Tilting Ping-Pong Table to Throw Off Opponents
DIY

You Built What?! A Flashing, Tilting Ping-Pong Table to Throw Off Opponents

By Gregory Mone

Paralyzed Woman Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit After 16 Days
Technology

Paralyzed Woman Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit After 16 Days

By Dan Nosowitz

An Oral History of Extreme Sports
Science

An Oral History of Extreme Sports

By Paul Kvinta

Actual Robot Sportscaster Could Replace Robotlike Human Sportscasters
Technology

Actual Robot Sportscaster Could Replace Robotlike Human Sportscasters

By Dan Nosowitz

Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe
Health

Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe

By Rebecca Boyle

Double-Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Will Be First Amputee to Compete in the World Championships
Technology

Double-Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Will Be First Amputee to Compete in the World Championships

By Dan Nosowitz

American Soccer Robots Dominate at the World RoboCup 2011
Technology

American Soccer Robots Dominate at the World RoboCup 2011

By Rebecca Boyle

Wearing Yellow Might Give Tennis Players an Edge
Science

Wearing Yellow Might Give Tennis Players an Edge

By Brett Zarda

We Need a League Of Performance-Enhanced Athletes
Health

We Need a League Of Performance-Enhanced Athletes

By Ryan Bradley

Did Stem Cell Therapy Repair Bartolo Colon’s Broken Pitching Arm?
Health

Did Stem Cell Therapy Repair Bartolo Colon’s Broken Pitching Arm?

By Clay Dillow

Jet-Propelled Surfboard Battles the Breakers
Technology

Jet-Propelled Surfboard Battles the Breakers

By Mark Anders

Researching Stress, Scientists May Have Accidentally Found Baldness Cure
Health

Researching Stress, Scientists May Have Accidentally Found Baldness Cure

By Rebecca Boyle

Woodpeckers’ Heads Inspire New Shock-Absorbing Systems for Electronics and Humans
Environment

Woodpeckers’ Heads Inspire New Shock-Absorbing Systems for Electronics and Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis
Technology

NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis

By Dan Nosowitz

NBA Bans Spring-Loaded Sneakers for Giving Unfair Ups
Technology

NBA Bans Spring-Loaded Sneakers for Giving Unfair Ups

By Dan Nosowitz

Nike Patents Back-to-the-Future-Style Self-Lacing Shoes
Technology

Nike Patents Back-to-the-Future-Style Self-Lacing Shoes

By Clay Dillow

South Africa’s Soundproof Stadium For the World Cup
Science

South Africa’s Soundproof Stadium For the World Cup

By Patrick Albertson

Qatar Unveils Awesome Solar Stadium Designs For 2022 World Cup
Environment

Qatar Unveils Awesome Solar Stadium Designs For 2022 World Cup

By Rebecca Boyle

In 2022 World Cup Bid, Japan Offers to Broadcast Live, Full-Scale 3-D Holographic Games on Fields Worldwide
Technology

In 2022 World Cup Bid, Japan Offers to Broadcast Live, Full-Scale 3-D Holographic Games on Fields Worldwide

By Clay Dillow

I’m Sad Speed Skiing Isn’t an Olympic Sport
Technology

I’m Sad Speed Skiing Isn’t an Olympic Sport

By John Mahoney

New Camera System Takes the Guesswork out of Baseball Stats
Gear

New Camera System Takes the Guesswork out of Baseball Stats

By Bjorn Carey

Head-Up Display Brings Ski Goggles Into the Future
Technology

Head-Up Display Brings Ski Goggles Into the Future

By Clay Dillow

The Science Behind Jabulani, Adidas’s 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball
Science

The Science Behind Jabulani, Adidas’s 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball

By Brett Zarda

So Do Prosthetic Limbs Give Sprinters an Advantage Or Not?
Technology

So Do Prosthetic Limbs Give Sprinters an Advantage Or Not?

By Clay Dillow

Tech in Training: My Custom Running Shoes
Technology

Tech in Training: My Custom Running Shoes

By Mike Haney

The Incredibly Wide World of Smart Material d3o
Science

The Incredibly Wide World of Smart Material d3o

By Brett Zarda

New Batting Helmet Offers Protection from 100 MPH Heat
Technology

New Batting Helmet Offers Protection from 100 MPH Heat

By Stuart Fox

Why Are Reebok’s EasyTone Sneakers For Ladies Only?
Science

Why Are Reebok’s EasyTone Sneakers For Ladies Only?

By Brett Zarda

Science

How It Works: ESPN’s Ball Tracker Follows Home Runs With Doppler Radar

By Brett Zarda

Dual-Density Sole Provides a Shoe for All Runners
Science

Dual-Density Sole Provides a Shoe for All Runners

By Brett Zarda

Health

Will Running Barefoot Cure What Ails Us?

By Adam Weiner

Exhaust from Ice Resurfacing Machines Putting Skaters at Risk
Science

Exhaust from Ice Resurfacing Machines Putting Skaters at Risk

By Brett Zarda

Science

The Physics of Free Running

By Adam Weiner

Science

A New Spin on Bowling

By Adam Weiner

Science

Tested: The Sole of a Winner

By Adam Weiner

Putting The Kibosh On Swimsuit Tech
Science

Putting The Kibosh On Swimsuit Tech

By Brett Zarda

Speeding Past the Competition
Science

Speeding Past the Competition

By Brett Zarda

Super Undergarments
Science

Super Undergarments

By Brett Zarda

Is Pot a Performance Enhancer?
Science

Is Pot a Performance Enhancer?

By Brett Zarda

Madden Predicts the Winner
Gear

Madden Predicts the Winner

By Brett Zarda

The Power of Darkness
Science

The Power of Darkness

By Brett Zarda

Doc, I Can’t See 3-D!
Technology

Doc, I Can’t See 3-D!

By Brett Zarda

Is Golf a Sport?
Science

Is Golf a Sport?

By Brett Zarda