Sport

The Athletic Life of the Modern Competitive Eater

How do you train for the physical endurance of eating as quickly as possible?
Rich McEachran
6 min read

A Brief History of Ludicrous Sci-Fi Sports (and Their Chances of Becoming Reality)

From "The Prisoner" to "The Running Man," sci-fi writers can't help but try to invent weird new games.
Holly Gramazio & Sophie Sampson
8 min read

Is Gender Segregation in Sports Necessary?

Examining not just the science of gender segregation in sport, but the social cost as well.
Alice Sanders
7 min read

The World’s Best Sports Technology Comes From the Military-Industrial Complex

Sports have had a long relationship with the military–but over the past decade or so at least one aspect of that...
Richard Moss
6 min read

Playing the Field: A Reading List

A crash course in how innovations in sports affect the wider world.
How We Get To Next
3 min read

Top Moments from the 2015 Robot Football World Cup

Highlights from the contest in Hefei, China
Ian Steadman
2 min read