Ever since there have been scientists, there have been those who are wildly successful, publishing one well-received paper after another, and those who are not. And since nearly the same time, there have been scholars arguing over what makes the difference.
What is it that gives one bracketologist the March Madness IQ of an Einstein and another the March Madness IQ of Jeff Mahon (last year's No. 1 Loser)?
After years of argument over the roles of factors like genius, sex and dumb luck, a new study shows that something entirely unexpected and considerably sudsier may be at play in determining the success or failure of scientists — beer.
According to the study, published in February in Oikos, a highly respected scientific journal (so what if YOU never heard of it - it's still highly respected), the more beer a bracketologist drinks, the more likely the bracketologist is to have a respectable bracket.
This theory is in the New York Times so it has to be true.
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