Just in time for the Super Bowl this weekend, we’re republishing a podcast about the science behind football. Author Ainissa Ramirez, who spoke at the Museum’s SciCafe a few weeks before the New England Patriots faced off against the Seattle Seahawks at the 2015 Super Bowl, explains how prolate spheroids bounce, why Vince Lombardi was a game theorist, and why woodpeckers don’t get concussions. This podcast was originally published on January 15, 2015.

Read a full transcript of this podcast here:

https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/podcasts/scicafe-the-science-behind-football2

The SciCafe series is proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.