Sports are studied across many disciplines: in nutrition and materials science, in religious and cultural studies, and in mathematics and physics. Sports bring people together—and the sciences, too.

The 16th issue of Science Notes magazine takes you on a wild ride through various disciplines and sports: Writer Jan Brandt explores what running has to do with creativity, and author and filmmaker Jovana Reisinger passionately explains why tennis is the best sport in the world. We examine what yoga has to do with fascism, how picking up trash can become a sport, and what design has to do with sports. We also put 10 sports myths through an Olympic-caliber scientific test. It’s about sweat and technique, chance and calculation. And about the joy of sports. Let’s work it out!

To celebrate the Silbersalz Science & Media Festival, we’re bringing stories and faces from the magazine to the stage. Sarah Wild will accompany the evening with a DJ set for your belly, legs—and mind.