Tag: Statistics
The psychology of the clutch athlete
Mark Otten, California State University, Northridge
“I don’t know. It’s unbelievable. It’s amazing,” said Dodgers outfielder Enrique “Kiké” Hernandez after game 5 of the National...
Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida...
How math education can catch up to the 21st century
Mary E. Pilgrim, Colorado State University and Thomas Dick, Oregon State University
In 1939, the fictional professor J. Abner Pediwell published a curious book called...
The extraordinary return of sea otters to Glacier Bay
Perry Williams, Colorado State University and Mevin Hooten, Colorado State University
Human beings have a long history of persecuting apex predators such as...
Why so many baseball experts whiffed with last year’s predictions
James Walker, Saint Xavier University and Robert Bellamy, Duquesne University
For Major League Baseball teams, spring brings the promise of a better year. For...
Should we blame Chelsea’s forwards for Mourinho’s departure?
Johan Rewilak, University of Huddersfield
After Chelsea clocked up their ninth defeat of the season against Leicester, their manager José Mourinho’s departure was all but...
It’s just not cricket! Only two neutral umpires can eliminate bias...
By Gemma Ware, The Conversation
They may be the arbiters of the world’s most gentlemanly sport, but cricket umpires provided by the home team are...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
