Baseball - Home Run Physics
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice learn why it’s so hard to hit one out of the park, Guests: Geoff Blum, the Chicago White Sox legend and announcer for the Houston Astros, and Alan M. Nathan, Professor Eme...
25 Mai 201756min
Football: Crushing the Combine
Get the inside scoop on the NFL Scouting Combine! Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice learn what it takes to turn a hard-up college student into a multi-millionaire in 6 weeks. Guests: Trainer Pete Bommarito...
18 Mai 201753min
The Art of the Hail Mary
The Hail Mary pass is one of the most exciting plays you’ll ever see in any sport. This week, hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice look at one of the greatest, the “Miracle at Michigan,” with the man wh...
11 Mai 201752min
Slam Dunk Science (Part 2)
Our Playing with Science TuneIn party at the SXSW festival concludes with hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly exploring what makes an NBA superstar, with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, NBA All-Sta...
4 Mai 201733min
Slam Dunk Science (Part 1)
Playing with Science hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly are talking roundball from the TuneIn stage at SXSW with former NBA All-Star Caron Butler, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and actor Michael...
27 Apr 201738min
Baseball: Physics at the Plate
During off-season, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly went to SXSW for a few “exhibition games” with the folks at TuneIn. First up, the science of pitching, hitting, and catching with Toronto Blue Jays catc...
20 Apr 201752min
Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the slippery science and skate technology that leads to speed – and collisions – in the world’s fastest, toughest team sport. With physicist Alain Haché, Bauer Hoc...
1 Apr 201752min
Cosmic Minute: You Can't Throw a Curveball on The Moon
Why can't you throw a curveball on the moon? Hear Neil deGrasse Tyson explain the the physics of this pitch on the moon (or for that matter, bending a soccer kick like Beckham) to Chuck Nice and Gary ...
31 Mar 20171min
