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issue_39

We Are Nowhere Close to the Limits of Athletic Performance

Genetic engineering will bring us new Bolts and Shaqs.

August 3, 2016

Sports Hooliganism Comes Down to a Fear of Death

Fan riots are sparked by terrible insights that the Grim Reaper is winning.

August 3, 2016

The Unique Neurology of the Sports Fan’s Brain

Why we get off on the game—and are better off for it.

August 3, 2016

The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber

Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like the rest of us.

August 3, 2016

Are Fantasy Sports Really Gambling?

Fantasy sports are more skill-based than real ones.

July 26, 2016

If the Olympics Were Held in Space

A dispatch from the future of extreme sports.

July 26, 2016

How Woodpeckers Will Save Football

It takes a bird brain to play contact sports safely.