If you’ve ever wondered about a place holder’s vital role in an attempted field goal or if having no fans in stadium seats impacts the game-winning moments, Neil deGrasse Tyson is here for you.
The renowned astrophysicist answers these intriguing sports questions and more in the latest installment of SportSciQ, a collaboration with Yahoo Sports and StarTalk. The short-form series, which started by building a Frankenstein athlete, answers questions that have long befuddled fans and athletes. And it offers a few new ones to ponder alongside enticing animation to pull it together.
In this episode Tyson, former English footballer Gary O’Reilly and comedian Chuck Nice discuss how the earth’s rotation and lack of fans impacts field goal attempts.