Name: Green baize gladiators: Bridge as a mindsport for all
Description: Punch and Scott aim to transform the image of bridge, increase participation of all ages, and enhance the sustainability of the mindsport.

Electronic sports, or esports, have evolved the concept of ‘sport’, especially around the mental acuity needed to play. Professor Samantha Punch at the University of Stirling, together with Dr David Scott at Abertay University, Scotland, see similarities in the card game bridge. They are helping establish a new academic subdiscipline – the sociology of mindsport. In the process, Punch and […]