There are at least 8 reasons you should start throwing things. 1. Juggling boosts brain development. Research indicates that learning to juggle accelerates the growth of neural connections related to ...

If you want to learn about how humans learn things, you’ll want to learn about juggling—better yet, you’ll want to learn to juggle. Unlike, say, walking, juggling is essentially a pure motor skill; ...

This story is part of our ‘Habits to Embrace—and Ditch—in 2026’ series. Read the whole list here. Last month, as I was recovering from a streak of tough workouts, I picked up three tennis balls and ...

Watch as Steve Butler teaches his students the mathematics of juggling. Video by Alex Murphy AMES, Iowa – Steve Butler casually tosses a ball from his left hand to his right to demonstrate his point ...

On the outside, the work-from-home, be-your-own-boss life can seem glamorous. But if I invited you over to my apartment on a Monday morning, you’d see me wearing pajamas, sorting through to-do lists ...

MIT’s Juggling Club celebrates 50 years. In high school, Arthur Lewbel ’78, PhD ’84, became interested in magic. He read every magic book in his local library, and when he got to the end of the shelf, ...

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