Odds and ends
"Football scouts pick out a disproportionate number of blond players, presumably because the
colour catches the eye. This is known as an "availability heuristic" - when information stays in
your memory even though it's irrelevant."
A collection of four more such soccer related observations here.
Soccerblog @ Aug 4, 2009 8:04 AM EST | Blog Profile
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