Category Archives: Physical Sciences

In 2006, as the last World Cup in Germany approached, the favoured England team incorporated a midfield of Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham, with Wayne Rooney supporting Michael Owen in attack. Injuries meant that this exact … Continue reading →

My friend Dr Giles actually has a real doctorate – he obtained a PhD in Physics from the University of Exeter. Exclusively for WCC, Dr Giles outlines how the findings from his studies could boost England’s performance in South Africa. … Continue reading →

A new football Adidas Jabulani will be used at World Cup 2010. The Teamgeist ball in 2006 was the roundest that had ever been seen before. Incredibly the Jabulani is even rounder! The creation of an orb that is rounder than … Continue reading →

My friend Dr Colin actually has a real doctorate – he obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Liverpool. Exclusively for WCC, Dr Colin offers some insight into how his research might assist England at World Cup … Continue reading →

The Pythagoreans believed that the decad (number 10) represented the totality of forces which comprise the universe, as it is the sum of 1, 2, 3 and 4. Wayne Rooney is England’s no. 10 and their most important player. When … Continue reading →

My friend Dr Dave actually has a real doctorate – he obtained a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Nottingham. Exclusively for WCC, Dr Dave outlines how the findings from his studies could boost England’s performance in South Africa. … Continue reading →

Controversial research in the 20th century claimed to prove that a small number of passes yielded the best chance for a goal. This lent ‘scientific’ credence to direct, route-one football. WCC’s Philosophical Statistics department challenges these findings: the rigorous application … Continue reading →

In his book Football and Chess, Adam Wells outlines the similarities between the two sports. For WCC, one of the crucial aspects of chess is the pawn/non-pawn ratio. Pawns have the least scope for movement of all the pieces, being … Continue reading →