About this episode

This episode introduces a series exploring the impact of technology on sports and its implications for athletes and fans.

Are technological advances in sport leaving athletes, fans and competition itself better off? Or are they undermining the spirit of sport? With the World Cup underway, the FT’s sports editor Josh Noble presents a three-part series looking at how tech is transforming sports, from AI-enabled scouting and automated refereeing, to supershoes and performance-enhancing drugs. This season of Tech Tonic is hosted by Josh Noble and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane and the executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Original music by Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Flo Phillips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Noble

Topics covered

• technology in sports
• AI in sports
• automated refereeing
• performance enhancement
• sports competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, Acast

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