The Physics of Basketball

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Can science make you better at sports? Sports scientist John Drazan says the answer is yes. John shares how losing a high school basketball game made him start thinking like a scientist. His high school physics teacher stepped in to explain how an idea called “mechanical advantage” could have saved the last point of the game - and changed his life forever. Join us to hear John’s aha moment, and hear his tips on how science can make you better at the things you love to do. Want to hear more about sports and science? We have a bonus interview episode with John, where he shares how he used physics to learn how to dunk. You can listen to this and all our other scientist interview episodes when you pledge just $1/month on patreon, at patreon.com/tumblepodcast We have some great resources on science and sports available on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:04.6	And I'm Marshall.
0:05.6	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:09.2	Today, we're going to find out how science can make you better at sports.
0:13.8	But really?
0:15.4	Science can make us run faster, jump higher, be stronger, or in my case, run fast, jump high,
0:20.7	be strong?
0:21.7	Yes, we're going to meet a basketball player who lost a big game, which turned into a
0:28.4	big discovery about science.
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1:07.6	So today, we have a story about a big aha moment.
1:11.6	Ooh, I love aha moments.
1:13.8	Like, the light bulb goes off in your head, and you're like, that's where I put the pen.
1:17.8	Yeah, this is a little bit bigger than that.
1:24.0	But finding a pen is really awesome.
1:26.1	I do love that.
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