ISN'T IT TIME WE GAVE UP THE 10% BRAIN MYTH?

Hollywood has a poor reputation when it comes to scientific accuracy.  Perhaps the classic example is the Rachel Welch's One Million Yea...

The Art and Science of Crap Detection

One of the ironies of modern culture is that, despite the remarkable advances of science and medicine, many people continue to believe utter...

On the Duty of Being a Pain in the Arse

When I recently invited people to share their views on the so-called Olympic legacy , a colleague tweeted that she hoped people would remain...

Coaches' Cross-Training: 10 steps to becoming a better coach (and human being)

According to Wikipedia ... Cross-training   (also known as   circuit training ) refers to an athlete training in sports other than the one t...

Your opinions are worthless!

"Science tells you that your opinion is worthless when confronted with the evidence. That's a difficult thing to learn." (Prof...

Sporting Mythology - a request for help

One of the more interesting projects with which I was involved in recent years was a BBC radio programme called  Black Men Can't Swim . ...

Sport Science - good, bad and bogus

The sport sciences have garnered a huge body of evidence regarding the measurement and improvement of performance. Television programmes re...

The Rise and Rise of Educational Bullshit

The great philosopher Lisa Simpson once said: “After all, education is the pursuit of truth”. To which her school Principa...