Ben Cohen on the Science of Winning Streaks
Masters in Business
Bloomberg
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2020
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Ben Cohen, NBA correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. His new book is “The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks.”
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| 1:04.5 | This week on the podcast I have an extra special guest. |
| 1:07.5 | His name is Ben Cohen and if that name sounds slightly familiar, |
| 1:11.5 | he is the sports reporter covering the NBA for the Wall Street Journal and the author of a new book, |
| 1:17.5 | The Hot Hand, The Mystery in Science of Streaks. |
| 1:20.5 | If you're interested in things like statistics and analytics of sports, |
| 1:26.5 | how the best ball game is changing, who is driving these changes, what is happening in the world of sports, |
| 1:34.5 | and why the old days of just hiring a superstar and hoping he can drag a team over the line is pretty much over. |
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