Baseball season is upon us! And when we here at Short Wavethink of baseball, we naturally think of physics. To get the inside scoop on the physics of baseball, like how to hit a home run, we talk to Frederic Bertley, CEO and President of the Center of Science and Industry, a science museum in Columbus, Ohio. He also talks to host Regina G. Barber about how climate change is affecting the game.

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This episode was produced by Berly McCoy and Rachel Carlson. It was edited and fact-checked by Rebecca Ramirez. Patrick Murray was the audio engineer.