Sports terms are no longer restricted to the playing field – many have become a part of our everyday parlance. Richard Wainwright/AAP September 27, 2018 A history of sporting lingo: a linguistic ‘shirtfronting’ for lovers and haters of sports alike Kate Burridge, Monash University and Howard Manns, Monash University Ever wonder where the words ‘sport’, ‘umpire’ and ‘drubbing’ come from? Here’s a short primer of sporting lingo ahead of the AFL and NRL Grand Finals.
Open Sesame! Vojtêch Kubašta April 25, 2016 How the power to control objects with our minds stopped being science fiction Stephen Sigurnjak, University of Central Lancashire How long will it be before we can open doors and send emails with just our minds?
Matt Stutzman from the USA won silver in the men’s individual compound open at the London Paralympics. EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga September 5, 2012 Success in Paralympic archery is a matter of millimetres James L. Park, Monash University The accuracy obtained by top-level archers – at both the Olympics and Paralympics – using modern archery equipment would astonish most non-archers. Archers stand or sit 70m away from a target which has…