The Golden Age of Tanking Edition




Hang Up and Listen show

Summary: Guest hosts Daniel Engber and David Epstein talk with Carl Bialik about robot line judges in tennis, Mike Pesca joins for a review of NBA tanking, and Florentina Hettinga discusses the science of the Paralympics. <strong>Robot umpires </strong>(1:47): Carl Bialik discusses the latest innovation in line-calling technology and how it might affect tennis. <strong>Tanking</strong> (18:25): Hang Up host emeritus Mike Pesca chats about why there’s more tanking than ever in the NBA and what might be done about it. <strong>Paralympics </strong>(36:09): Sports scientist Florentina Hettinga sheds light on debates over classification in the world of disability sports. <strong>Afterballs</strong> (45:39):