-A study out of Yale University has mathematically shown that there is such a thing as a "hot hand" in basketball (or as NBA JAM won't put it, "He's on FIRE!!!"). They don't have any proposed mechanisms per say but they have uncovered some statistically significant results from years of NBA data. Although anyone who has played basketball, or any sport for that matter, can tell you there are times when you are just in the zone. I tend to get that way for table tennis but that's another story. Here's a summary of the study, rather than the actual research paper.
-1996...I was 9 years old and the internet was still very young too. I remember going to the computer lab to work on bulky PCs and even a few MACs, using programs like Creative Writer and Oregon Trail 2. I happened to stumble upon this pro/con list of the internet circa 1996. Sadly, much hasn't changed!
-I really like this footage from the moon taken in 1971 that proves Galileo was right about gravity. Watch the video below to see a hammer and a feather fall at the same rate.
-Crystal skulls are always fascinating....period.
-Here is a list of 10 common food myths. I particularly like the one about tryptophan and I cannot wait to challenge this answer in Trivial Pursuit (I'm looking at you, Mom).
-And lastly, stem cell research took a small step forward recently. Scientists were able to produce stem cells from an unfertilized egg using someone else's DNA. However (there's always a catch) they had to leave the native DNA in the egg as well which produce essentially worthless stem cells, as the donor would reject the stem cells for having some native properties. But it is a step in the right direction, and for those who are sensitive about the whole embryonic stem cell debate, this is a good step in the right direction.
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