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Science Queeries

24 Jan 2025

Serving up a smash hit!

Biology, Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

Serving up a smash hit!

Science and tennis? A perfect match. To celebrate the Australian Open, Science Queeries crosses-over with Hit Me Up. Demetra Giannakopoulos serves up the maths behind working out players’ rankings and who will play who in a tournament, and chats about whether AI will take over humans when it comes to judging and coaching tennis. Dr Cat also investigates the physics of nailing an ace spin.

This episode originally aired on 21st January, 2025.

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