Team GB cyclists get ready to unveil their seven percent advantage at Rio 2016
Olympic teams used to look for marginal gains but now new technology gains appear to be anything but marginal Update Team GB win gold and set new World Record of 3:50:570, a time that “shocked the world of cycling” Great Britain’s cyclists are pursuing Olympic gold in Rio...
World records set to tumble on Rio 2016’s nano-tech track
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The Rio 2016 running track is the fastest ever and records will fall. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The running track of the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro passed inspection...
Science meets technology at Team USA’s training camp
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everything inside Team USA’s olympic training camp screams technology. Outside it was a beautiful spring day with Pikes Peak looming majestically to the west, but as Desiree Linden pounded out miles on a treadmill in a hermetically sealed room at the Olympic Training Center...
Rio 2016 introduces tests to hunt for genetically modified athletes
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the not so distant future drugs cheats will give way to gene cheats, and WADA plans on catching them all – eventually. Mention Erythropoietin to most people on the street and they won’t have any idea what you’re talking about. It took over...
Olympians are electrocuting their brains to improve performance
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mental preparation for the Olympic games has always been a crucial part of a sports persons training, now Olympians have turned to neuroscience to gain an edge. If you see Michael Tinsley, a silver medalist in the 400 meter hurdles, wearing some crazy- looking headphones,...
One camera to watch an entire city, meet WAMI
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF It’s like combining Google Maps with Tivo, authorities can watch an entire city with just a one camera. An unblinking sentinel will watch over the Olympic Games from high above Rio de Janiero this summer. No, not the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, but...
