Year of the dunk: a modest defiance of gravity

Part 1. The Run-up: Assembling the gurus

Evolution and the dunk

Part 2. The Year of the dunk: The dunking year begins: twelve months to go

Taking the measure of the man

A natural history of leaping

The rise of the dunk

Besting the Fates

A dunk contest: six months to go

Girl on fire

"Dayenu"

Psyching myself up

Aiming too high

So, can white men jump?

It's gotta be the shoes: one month to go

Jumping secrets of the Ninjas

Carrying capacity

Part 3. Touch-down: Allez hop!