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Very superstitious: Weird rituals help athletes perform better
CNN: In his acclaimed book “The Game,” Hall of Fame NHL goaltender Ken Dryden described some of the various superstitions he picked up over the years, from nodding at a particular Montreal Forum usherette before
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Walking at Lunchtime Buffers Against Workplace Stress
Taking a lunch hour stroll was shown to have a positive influence on people’s mood, enthusiasm, and perception of performance at work.
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What Is Fatigue?
The New Yorker: When, on a blustery day in Oxford in 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile, measuring out the full capacity of his lungs and legs and collapsing across the finish line
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Why On-Field Violence Continues Off-Field
TIME: It’s hard not to take your work home. Politicians glad-hand even when they’re not campaigning; linguists struggle not to scold poor grammar; off-duty police officers scan the crowd in a restaurant for signs of
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Can World Cup Heartbreak Affect Your Health?
ABC News: As Brazilian fans start to recover from their devastating loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinals, experts say that heartbroken fans should be sure to take care of themselves as losing can come at
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Does the ‘Hot Hand’ Exist in Basketball?
The Wall Street Journal: It was a shooting performance so incredible, even veteran basketball experts had never seen anything like it. In a game last month at then-No. 4-ranked Villanova, Creighton senior Ethan Wragge swished
