Sports

Stray dog Arthur bonds with adventure team

Source: Breaking News

As a Swedish team endured one of the hardest races in the world, they had an unlikely participant join them through to the end of the grueling challenge.

Luck and Skill Untangled: The Science of Success

Source: Wired

Science writer Samuel Arbesman and financial analyst Michael Mauboussin discuss the relationship between skill and luck and how it affects success.

Baseball in America, Part II: Gilded Bats and Balls

Source: Bleacher Report

In this article, sports writer Carl D. Carlucci analyzes how baseball reflected the wealth of a few and the poverty of many during the Gilded Age.

A Deep-Rooted History of Activism Stirs in College Football

Source: NPR

Threatening to boycott games has been a historic method for athletes to attempt to influence change. Listen to this radio piece to learn more.

The Decades That Invented the Future, Part 1: 1900-1910

Source: Wired

The turn of the century from the 1800s to the 1900s was a time of great innovation and growth. Read about some of the influential inventions of the twentieth century’s first decade.

2015 Emerging Explorers

Source: National Geographic

National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers Program supports today’s explorers, from archaeologists to urban agriculturalists, biologists to neuroscientists and many more. Read some of the bios that interest you and learn about the impact of their work on our lives.

Extreme sports special: ‘I get the urge to jump when I’m standing on the edge’

Source: The Guardian

Snowboarder Zoltan Istvan describes the thrill and dangers of boarding down the side of Mount Yasur volcano in the South Pacific. Scroll to the end of the article to read Dr. Rhonda Cohen’s view of a risk-taker’s psyche.

Cliff Young — The farmer who outran the field

Source: Western Farm Press

In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer ambled up to the start of an over 500-mile-long Australian ultramarathon and made history with his stunning finish.