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Ian Sample

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498 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

Maddy, behind these soaring temperatures is, of course, the climate crisis.

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

And there's some irony in the fact that one of FIFA's main sponsorship partners is Aramco, this huge Saudi oil and gas company.

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

Tell me a bit about this.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

So what are FIFA's commitments to tackling emissions in football?

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

So what are FIFA's commitments to tackling emissions in football?

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

So what kind of impact will this World Cup have on the environment?

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

So what kind of impact will this World Cup have on the environment?

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

Bearing in mind, this is likely to be an extremely hot World Cup.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

Do you think this is going to kickstart that conversation in football again?

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

Bearing in mind, this is likely to be an extremely hot World Cup.

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

Do you think this is going to kickstart that conversation in football again?

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

This all came about when a guy called Dr. Daniel Walker, he's a researcher in psychology of sport at the University of Bradford.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And he was watching a football match with his dad when the referee was called over to do an on-field review where they go and look at the screen in full view of everyone.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And his dad goes, oh, this decision's going to be overturned.

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

This all came about when a guy called Dr. Daniel Walker, he's a researcher in psychology of sport at the University of Bradford.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And Daniel was like, yeah, I bet it is.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And it was.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And it got Daniel thinking about, is there anything that happens

Football Weekly
Science Weekly: heat stroke, sports washing, and the psychology of VAR: the science of the World Cup – podcast

And he was watching a football match with his dad when the referee was called over to do an on-field review where they go and look at the screen in full view of everyone.

Science Weekly
Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

And the fact that the game stopped and the referee is told to go and look at this evidence again because BAR has decided that he may have missed something.