The Hot Hand w/ Ben Cohen

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Ben Cohen, a sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author of "The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks." They talk about whether and when the "hot hand" is a cognitive bias or an actual phenomenon, including its effect on the player who thinks they are on a streak.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to talk Nurdy. Today is Monday October 5th
0:16.1	2020 and I'm the host of the show Cara Santa Maria and I just want to thank those
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1:27.2	Lang, David J. E. Smith, Robert Christ, and Elise Christie. Thank you guys so freaking much.
1:35.0	All right, let's talk about this week's show.
1:37.0	So I had the opportunity to sit down with Ben Cohen.
1:40.0	He is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
1:42.0	He covers the NBA, the Wall Street Journal.
1:42.5	He covers the NBA, and he's got a new book out.
1:46.2	It's called The Hot Hand, The Mystery and Science of Streaks.
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