For most of the twentieth century, coaches fed athletes red meat for strength, discouraged water during exercise, and had no concept of carbohydrate loading or recovery science. The dietary advice that once seemed obviously correct turned out to be spectacularly wrong—and the story reveals how much we've learned about human performance in just decades.
Mar 13, 2026
The first Super Bowl was watched on screens barely larger than a sheet of paper, through a blur of static, on sets that required constant adjustment just to hold a picture. Six decades later, Americans gather around screens the size of small walls to watch the same game in crystal-clear 4K. The technology changed everything — including what it means to watch together.
Mar 13, 2026