SciShow
How to Increase Your Athletic Ability | The Scientific Truth
You may think you just have to run more, or lift more weights—but the truth is, there is a scientific way to increase your athletic ability! Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn how you might be able to perform better,...
SciShow
Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?
The size, shape, and designs of the balls used in sports are usually the results of decades or even centuries of trial and error, and the cute, dimply li'l golf ball is no different!
TED Talks
TED: How to outthink your competition -- with a lesson from sports | Rasmus Ankersen
Does success come from luck or skill, and how do you tell the difference? One way to find an answer: think like a pro gambler does, says football executive Rasmus Ankersen. Using sports analytics to emphasize his point, Ankersen digs...
PBS
NFL Concussions
Earlier Signs of Concussion Effects in NFL Players' Brains - Concussions and other frequent head injuries have grown as a major health concern for professional football players. Jeffrey Brown reports on a new, preliminary study that...
PBS
Briana Scurry - Concussions Interview (Goalie Briana Scurry is on a Mission to Educate Youth Soccer Players on Concussions)
Briana Scurry, former goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, discusses her experience with a career-ending concussion and her efforts to raise awareness of the concussions.
TED Talks
TED: The exploitation of US college athletes | Tim Nevius
Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes -- who are disproportionately Black -- in the name of money, power and pride. Sports lawyer and former...
SciShow
Buckyball: Tiny Carbon Soccer Balls
In 1985, scientists discovered that 60 carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball! It's a strange little molecule.
SciShow
Ancient Plagues & A New Pandemic
Hank explores the science behind the topics of the day, including a look at the current "pandemic" of concussions in professional sports and new insights into what really caused the worst plagues in human history, and what it portends...
SciShow
How To Be A First Place Athlete | Compilation
Looking for a mental or physical edge in sports? Here, we'll explore some of the ways that you might be able to perform better while staying safer in your preferred sports ball game.
SciShow
The Science Behind Football's First-Down Line
If you’ve watch American football on television, you may have wondered how they make that yellow first down line look like it’s actually down on the field.
SciShow
Football Disease, Moon Base Dreams, and the Deepest Vents Ever!
Hank breaks the news to you about your brain on football, the reality behind the latest moon-base plan, and an epic win -- and fail -- in the animal kingdom.
SciShow
Football, Dementia, and the Future of Sports
It’s not like anyone thought head injuries were good for people, but the long term effects of concussions has researchers, coaches, and doctors concerned about the extra risks of some popular sports.
TED Talks
TED: The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka
Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that...
TED Talks
TED: Why helmets don't prevent concussions -- and what might | David Camarillo
What is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. In this talk from the cutting edge of research, bioengineer (and former football player) David Camarillo shows what really happens during a concussion -- and why standard sports...
Crash Course
The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports: Crash Course Games
Today, John Green is going to be your substitute teacher as we dive into the world of sports! Now ��_sports��_ is a pretty broad genre of game, we probably couldn't even cover them in an entire series, but today we're going to do...
TED Talks
TED: An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt | Alex Smith
Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith almost died after a particularly rough tackle snapped his leg in 2018 -- yet he was back on the field just two years later. In this inspiring talk, he shares his hard-won insights on overcoming fear,...
MinutePhysics
Football, Physics, and Symmetry
Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute!
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Even Stevens – Chapter 2 (Football Story)
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Even Stevens – Chapter 13 (Football Story)
New ReviewEven Stevens – Chapter 13 (Football Story)
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Even Stevens – Chapter 11 (Football Story)
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Even Stevens – Chapter 10 (Football Story)
New ReviewEven Stevens – Chapter 10 (Football Story)
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Even Stevens – Chapter 9 (Football Story)
New ReviewEven Stevens – Chapter 9 (Football Story)
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Even Stevens – Chapter 8 (Football Story)
New ReviewEven Stevens – Chapter 8 (Football Story)