Judy--I flunked Chemisty my junior year of HS, retook it in my senior year passed with a C and then put it off in college as long as I possibly could and when I did finally take it I got an A...not sure how it happened...PLUS the little girl I was nannying for at the time ended up with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease and was inconsolable right before a HUGE exam and though I can't remember what it was on I know it is what I ALWAYS had trouble with...somehow I managed to ace that exam. 
I felt bad for her though she had these awful sores all inside her mouth and down her throat...she was just 2.  I spent a lot of that day crying with her because there was nothing I could do to sooth her except give her soda (bad nanny!) but it seemed to calm her throat down...BUT she never took her pacifier after that!  So I guess we got something good out of that terrible sickness!

Good catch on this article, Judy. The author, Natasha Singer, is a fan of the blog. She interviewed us last year for an article. In fact, she recently asked for a review copy of our book. So keep your eyes on tne NY Times for more Beauty Brains info!