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Scientists have been analyzing human athletic performance since the early 20th century. They first translated the factors of that performance into digital form in the early 1980's. What they've come up with is ways of refining-but not redefining- the world of track and field. KLCC's Mike Van Meter reports.
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Suggested host intro: Scientists have been analyzing human athletic performance since the early 20th century. They first translated the factors of that performance into digital form in the early 1980's. What they've come up with is ways of refining-but not redefining- the world of track and field. KLCC's Mike Van Meter reports.
Broadcast History
aired 11/16 as part of KLCC's coverage of the upcoming Olympic Track and Field Trials in June. It played on Morning Edition and the afternoon news program "The Northwest Passage."
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