Science Theatre
Science of Sports - The Science of Athletics
Faster. Longer. Higher. Improving performance is more than a distant dream for the world's top track and field athletes - it's a lifelong passion. And now, technology is helping them find answers to the questions that could turn that passion to reality. What makes the perfect body? What are the latest training techniques? How do elements like diet, sportswear and proper equipment contribute to athletic success? And what gives some athletes the mental edge over their opponents? Let us examine the ways in which science is helping some of the world's top athletes achieve peak performance. Interviews with top high jumper Ben Challenger, 100m sprinter Darren Campbell and middle distance runner Jon Mayock provide insight into the mindset that drives competition, while a visit with the groundbreaking Australian Institute of Sport gives a glimpse into the future of athletics.
Science of Sports - The Science of Football
Top football stars, including Manchester United's Ryan Giggs, explain how modern science and technology enhance their game. A sport that combines skill, teamwork, stamina and strength, soccer demands peak fitness in its athletes. Find out how these athletes stay at the top of their game through enlightening interviews with their trainers and scientists. In addition, examine the physics behind football's complex interaction between motion, force and propulsion, and go behind the scenes with the UK's top teams and their stars, trainers, nutritionists and sports psychologists to find out their training secrets.
Science of Sports - The Science of Golf
Every day, thousands of would be Tiger Woods go on to a golf course in search of the perfect swing or the perfect putt. But what is the science behind the perfect golfing machine? There is now a multi-billion dollar research and development industry which strives to find success on the fairway. How much can swing doctors and their bio-mechanical tricks make the difference? Or is it the latest technology which gives you the edge? Or in the end is it really something in the mind which makes you a winner? Meet some of the top golfers in the world as they experience the highs and lows of eighteen holes of golf. See how science has improved the quality of the top pros' games and visit research and development facilities to see how science is allowing both professionals and amateurs to reach new heights of golfing success.
| Film Title | Date | Time |
| Science of Sports ¡V The Science of Athletics | 30.7.2008 (Wed) | 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
| Science of Sports ¡V The Science of Football | 27.8.2008 (Wed) | 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
| Science of Sports ¡V The Science of Golf | 24.9.2008 (Wed) | 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
*Films sponsored by National Geographic Channel
| Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum |
| Language: English narration with Chinese subtitles |
| Free admission on a first come, first served basis. |