In 1985, research seemed to indicate that the "hot hand" doesn't actually exist and humans just see patterns in randomness. Anyone who's played or watched basketball had a hard time believing this. Well, in recent years, new data proved that the hot hand is actually 100 percent real. Ben Cohen, an author and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a terrific book about this called "The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks."

Order Ben's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Hand-Mystery-Science-Streaks/dp/0062820729