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#ICYMI - Breaking the Rules–The Physics & Psychology of Cheating

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🗓️ 12 April 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel… You can break the rules of the game, but you can’t break the rules of physics. Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly investigate the physics and psychology of cheating, with physicist John Eric Goff and sport psychologist Dr. Leah Lagos.

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0:00.0

I'm Gary O'Reilly.

0:10.9

And I'm Chuck Knies.

0:12.1

This is playing with science.

0:15.9

You can play by them.

0:17.1

You can bend them.

0:18.4

Or you can just straight up break them.

0:20.2

The choice is yours.

0:21.2

But remember, the rules are the rules and the art of playing dirty is most certainly

0:27.5

to try and get away with it.

0:29.5

This, which, by the way, is easier said than done and unlocking its box of dirty tricks

0:34.6

and exploring the physics with us, is the one and only professor Eric Goff, who has

0:39.6

sports psychologists, Dr. Leah Lagos, will explain what is going on in the minds of those

0:46.4

who cheat to win.

0:47.7

But keep in mind, winners never cheat and cheaters never truly win.

0:52.6

And the good guys always finish last.

0:54.5

This is so true.

0:55.5

Joining us now by video call to break down the physics is professor Eric Goff, author

1:00.1

of Gold Medal physics and professor of physics at college, Lynchburg College in Virginia.

1:05.0

Now, before we get to the professor, he is eagerly waiting.

1:08.1

I just have to expand upon something that's happened recently.

1:11.9

It's happened in the world of cricket, which for some people doesn't bother them because

1:16.7

they don't care if cricket exists.

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