Data in Sports

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Investigative sports science that connects genetics, data and stories: reveals a single-gene mutation as the cause of sudden cardiac death in an athlete, traces elite Kenyan and Jamaican success to Kenyan runners from one minority tribe and tiny local communities, shows why the best baseball hitters still miss underhand softball by timing differences in ball travel, and debunks folk rules like “keep your eye on the ball.” Emphasizes checking methods, variance reporting and longitudinal data rather than flashy but poorly designed studies.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:03Conventional wisdom in sports
3. 3:20Simple sportsman sports
4. 4:20Key skills
5. 5:44Storytelling

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