7 Aug 2025

Aaron Smith: The Psychology of Sports Fans

From Nights, 9:25 pm on 7 August 2025

Is dedicating yourself to one team, above all others, often against the world, good for our brains?

Professor Aaron Smith from the University of Canberra and Loughborough University is the author of The Psychology of Sports Fans and Football on The Brain: Why Minds Love Sport, which looks at the cognitive science of sports fandom and faith.

He speaks to Emile Donovan. 

Professor Aaron Smith from the University of Canberra and Loughborough University is the author of Football on The Brain: Why Minds Love Sport.

Professor Aaron CT Smith from the University of Canberra and Loughborough University is the author of Football on The Brain: Why Minds Love Sport. Photo: Aaron CT Smith