Our optical world is pretty incredible, in that the further we are from objects the smaller they are in our field of view. Our brain accounts for this. It takes this relative height into account […]
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Category: Sports
A Simpler USTA Algorithm
I’ve played tennis for years. The USTA is our governing body, and they have a fancy algorithm that they use to rank players based on outcomes of matches, taking the score into play. For instance, […]
The Mysteries of Sport
I put together all of my sports theories in a book over the weekend. I guarantee that you’ll never look at sports the same way again. Get your copy now.
‘Precision under pressure’
We use this term is several of our recent posts. It’s an idea that needs further explanation. I’ll start by summarizing our theory of time perception in the brain: proportional to stress. So the more […]
The Biggest Brain of All
Nearly every Olympics sees Chinese champions in certain events. They dominate ping pong, gymnastics, shooting, badminton, diving, and weight lifting. The question is why. We recently explore the athletic head, and used it to explain […]
The Advantages of the Bigger Brain in Sports
We recently explored the athletic head. What about the rest of us? A bigger skull means a lower likelihood of stroke. The bigger the skull, the lower the chance of it reaching its pressure limit. […]
The Athletic Head: The Real Advantage of Race in Sports
We’ve written about race in sports before. That’s actually where this whole thing started unraveling for me. There’s a statistical discrepancy in the skull size of black people and others: they’re smaller. There’s some debate […]
Don’t Move the Line Back
If you want to change the game, change the value of the shot. The problem is not how good the players are getting at threes. Is how lopsided the valuation of the shots is. A […]
What causes knockouts?
Preliminary reading: Concussions Do Not Cause CTE and Concussions Resolve Themselves Stress and blood pressure builds over the course of the fight, and the volatility of the boxer increases as he gets tired and damage […]
Dear Tiger Woods,
You aren’t trying to be the healthiest golfer in the world. Do not change your diet. Or if you do, keep in mind that your game may change as well. Lowering your weight does not […]