The Eyes Have It
A recent Los Angeles Times has an article on exercises and technology which are helping baseball players see the ball better. A sample: The device is a high-speed pitching machine that fires specially...
View ArticleEnhanced Human Performance
There has been quite a bit of discussion about drug taking, gene doping and what we mean by ‘artificial’ enhancements to human performance at The Sports Economist in the past year. Here are two...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius CAS decision
The fellows over at The Science of Sport have been quick to bring us a link to the CAS ruling in the case of ‘blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius, as well as some scientific commentary on the decision. The...
View ArticleFans Care about PED Use — Sometimes
What spurred the public’s negative view of the use of PEDs? Why have MLB and pro cycling received much more attention than the NFL? Some would say fans don’t care, even in the MLB and cycing cases,...
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