British mathematician John Hogan explains his research on the 'golfer's curse'

08/11/2025 3 min

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NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Hogan, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Bristol, about his research on the "Golfer's Curse" - when a ball looks like it's been sunk, but spins back up onto the turf.

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