Rowan Hooper

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1,494 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

Rowan Hooper’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The World, the Universe and Us · The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

And from 2016 to 2026, she was Chief Medical Officer for the British Football Association. voice-verified

Professor Holly Bridge. voice-verified

Holly is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford. voice-verified

and is part of the Football on the Brain team, exploring the connections between neuroscience and football. voice-verified

And Dr. Ian Graham, Ian was Director of Research at Liverpool FC from 2012 to 2023, is the author of How to Win the Premier League, and he runs the sports advisory business, Ludonautics. voice-verified

So welcome all of you guys. voice-verified

I wanted to start by asking about the current World Cup, which I'm sure everyone's been watching. voice-verified

Let's start with you, Charlotte. voice-verified

Is there a team you can point to where you've seen an especially interesting use of science or medicine or data that has struck you? voice-verified

Because it was already anticipated to be a hot World Cup, which we're going to get into. voice-verified

So there were mini thermometers, effectively, that went in. voice-verified

And did that lead to any changes in recommendations for what players should do? voice-verified

Holly, we've already seen some big teams go out on penalties already. voice-verified

Very sadly, Germany's gone out and the Netherlands, very sadly. voice-verified

What about this dreaded penalty shootout? voice-verified

Can you give us some insight into that? voice-verified

What's going on there when a player's faced that situation? voice-verified

So you need to kind of reset if you can before. voice-verified

What about when the goalies, like what was that goalie who said, put it in the corner there and really mess with the player's mind? voice-verified

That was really cunning, wasn't it? voice-verified

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