Scientists use the running of the bulls to gather data on the running of the humans
Scientists studied the running of the bulls in Spain to better understand how humans run in groups
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Scientists studied the running of the bulls in Spain to better understand how humans run in groups
(Inside Science) -- People walking alone walk relatively quickly. A crowd walks slowly. But how does a crowd move when there is, say, a massive bull charging at them? To answer this, scientists analyzed the movement of a crowd of runners during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, in 2019. The San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, hosts the world's best-known running with bulls event. Every morning for a week each year, festival officials send six bulls charging down a set of narrow, blocked-off streets toward waiting crowds of people.