Accelerometers Could Finally Fix the NFL’s Concussion Crisis
How Astronauts Watch the Super Bowl in Space
Getting to watch the big game when you're not on the same planet takes some technological wrangling, and plenty of patience.
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What the NFL Can Do to Survive Its Concussion Epidemic
Increased focus on concussions has had an impact on football at every level. Here are some ways that the dangers of the game might be lessened.
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The Physics of Building a Better Football
Changing the mass and size of the pigskin and you'd have a very different game.
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How Would Football Work if You Played It on Mars?
When humans bring the gridiron to Mars, it'll be football, Jim---but not as we know it.
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Welcome to SB 100, Examining the Future of Football
WIRED and Sports Illustrated are teaming up to imagine what professional football will look like fifty years from now.
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Athletes Turn to Implants to Take Training Into the Future
From RFID tags to tracking implants, athletes will go further and further to gain an edge in their training.
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Science Turns the NFL’s J. J. Watt Into a Tower of Power
How science turned J. J. Watt of the Houston Texans into the NFL's dominant force.
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The Tech-Powered Training That’s Forging Superathletes
How a San Francisco-area laboratory turned Jeremy Lin, Jason Castro, Teresa Noyola, and others into top athletes.
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How Baseball Is Building Better NFL Quarterbacks
From a biomechanical standpoint, the throwing motion for quarterbacks and pitchers is largely the same, so skills that help on the diamond can help on the gridiron.
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