Stephen Brauer

St. John Fisher College

New YorkUnited States

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Smashed in the Head with a Sledgehammer

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Stephen Brauer St. John Fisher College

May 27, 2011
2 comments

Smashed in the Head with a Sledgehammer Sports Injuries Football concussions Curator's Note The video clip from ESPN Sport Science focuses on concussions in football, especially the physics of head-to-head collisions. The clip begins by detailing the ...
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Reality Check

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Stephen Brauer St. John Fisher College

November 07, 2010
4 comments

Reality Check For all the ballyhoo about the Tea Party and its potential impact on the future direction of America, the reality is that its influence will almost certainly be minimal. And the irony is that this became reality almost the very minute that ...

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Re: Aaron Rodgers's Magic Floating Helmet

Helmet Technology

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Stephen Brauer St. John Fisher College

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 — 1:44 pm
David- Nice piece. I've been following the debate about helmet technology as well and find it fascinating. Rodgers is a great example to consider both because of the great season he put together but also because of his highly noted concussions and ...
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Re: The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports

Logic and Consequences and Class

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Stephen Brauer St. John Fisher College

Friday, May 27, 2011 — 5:39 am
Todd- It’s striking to me how much of the logic that you articulate echoes that of the logic for why athletes should take performance-enhancing drugs, regardless of the health consequences involved with taking them. You call this desire to privilege the ...
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Re: Reality Check

Re: Reality Check

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Stephen Brauer St. John Fisher College

Friday, February 11, 2011 — 4:52 am
At this juncture, the Republican Party is at odds with itself. I would anticipate this continuing for another year. It is always much more difficult to find consensus in governing than it is in resistance. The Tea Party is both a viable entity and a use ...