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Olympic Physics Throwdown with Charles Liu

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🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Throwing? Jumping? Wrestling? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the physics of some of the original Olympic events with Geek-in-Chief and astrophysicist Charles Liu. Is there an ultimate technique to winning gold?

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0:00.0

Welcome to Star Talk.

0:04.0

You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

0:10.0

Star Talk begins right now.

0:14.0

This is Star Talk Sports Edition.

0:18.0

And for this episode, it's going to be all about the Olympics

0:23.0

and the science that undergirds all sports that unfold

0:28.0

in that great two weeks of human competition.

0:32.0

And I got my friend and colleague and co-author to help me out here

0:36.0

because he thinks deeply about everything.

0:38.0

And that's of course Star Talk's friend, Charles Lue.

0:42.0

Charles, how you doing, man?

0:44.0

Good to see you.

0:46.0

Good to see you. Good pleasure.

0:48.0

Good to get you back. Let me get your pedigree straight here.

0:50.0

So, what you've deen for a while at the college of the Olympics?

0:52.0

No, I know.

0:54.0

I directed Honors College programs.

0:56.0

So, I was a faculty director.

0:58.0

I knew you were man in charge of some stuff.

1:00.0

The lesson charge I am the better.

1:04.0

Well, it's great to have you.

1:06.0

Thank you so much.

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