#11 Tour de France Special: an interview with Professor David Abrahams
Duration: 28 mins 22 secs
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As the Tour de France 2019 enters its final stages, Dan Aspel sits down with lifelong cycling fan (and INI Director) Professor David Abrahams to exchange various informed (David) and uninformed (Dan) opinions on this year's race, a little about the mathematical beauty of cycling, and the fascinating quirks of photography and physics that led to one of the strangest finish line images you're ever likely to see.
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| Created: | 2019-07-26 10:41 | ||||
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| Collection: | Living Proof - the Isaac Newton Institute podcast | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Copyright: | Dan Aspel | ||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||
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| Keywords: | tour de france; cycling; mathematics; | ||||
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| Explicit content: | No | ||||
| Abstract: | As the Tour de France 2019 enters its final stages, Dan Aspel sits down with lifelong cycling fan (and INI Director) Professor David Abrahams to exchange various informed (David) and uninformed (Dan) opinions on this year's race, a little about the mathematical beauty of cycling, and the fascinating quirks of photography and physics that led to one of the strangest finish line images you're ever likely to see.
00:00 - Introduction 02:58 – a love of the Tour de France 05:20 – predictions for this year’s winner, general chat about the competition 11:42 – the mathematics of cycling: friction, resistance, noise, fluid dynamics… fairings? 17:24 – the mysterious image of David Millar, explained (http://www.newton.ac.uk/files/attachments/david_millar_stage_12_2012b.jpg) 24:10 – the “sensation” of cycling, going beyond man’s capabilities 26:35 – (un)informed guesses about what lies ahead |
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