As March Madness wraps up, here's a guide what science says about basketball from bracket choices to injury prevention
The Best Bracket Big Data Can Build
March Madness isn't over, but one thing is certain: no one is going to win "Buffet's Billion." Before even half of the NCAA college men's basketball tournament games had finished, every bracket entered into Yahoo's contest to win a billion dollars had at least one red strikethrough.
We Only Need to Fill Out 425 Brackets Each to Win Buffet’s Billion
Warren Buffett’s Bracket Challenge* has put even more of a spotlight than usual on March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament.
Can you put a price on March Madness?
March Madness Math: Are the "Dreaded Middle Seeds" So Bad?
A Quantum Leap for Basketball "Bracketology"
Some physicists are relying on a phenomenon called superposition to fill in their NCAA men's basketball tournament selections
Saving Troubled Knees
Silk scaffolds, grafts from pigs and green tea extracts might someday help keep injured and vulnerable joints active
Hoopsters Believe In Hot-or-Not Hand
Pro basketball players were much more likely to try another three-point shot after making one than after missing one. John Matson reports
Statistics, probability and NCAA's "March Madness"
Basketball players beat sportswriters in this prediction game
Why You Can't Shoot the Same Foul Shot Twice
Repeated motions differ slightly because of the brain's planning mechanism and muscle contractions.
by Nikhil Swaminathan
New Basketball Takes Bad Bounce
Players have complained about the NBA's new synthetic basketball. Now physicists agree with the players' gripes about the grip.
Napoleon's Revenge
In The U.S., Height Hits Its Head On The Genetic Ceiling
Expensive Sneakers May Twist Ankles
Tackling Race and Sports
Review by Jon Entine argues that athletes of African ancestry are better than the competition
