David Castillo
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Aaron Sorkin and Nicholas Carr
Excellent piece. This was the problem I had with the Social Network, not as a film (which was great for its medium), but as a thinly veiled critique. In focusing so much on a hyper-stylized version of the drama surrounding the characters, Sorkin missed th ... -
Who watches the watchmen?
I can't believe this got zero replies until now. Fantastic piece, emphasizing a subject this is too easily ignored, in part by design: science is not an easily digestible forum for discussion, even among experts. The primary issue, I think, is in the ... -
Fallacy of Reductionism
Good post. But to reiterate David's point, a case like Benoit is too extreme to place responsibility entirely on the shoulders of one particular factor. Are we comfortable with saying CTE caused the Benoit tragedy and nothing else? Should we ignore t ... -
Good question Shane
Well, when you chop a tree down, do you use one swing, or a lot of 'little' ones? That a progressive brain disease caused by brain trauma is brought on by a general accumulation of blows, as opposed to the odd 'big hit', makes sense in ... -
Miscellaneous Disincentives
Excellent piece Todd. An issue that I know you're more than familiar with, but something others may not, which are the literal incentives for athletes. In the UFC, for example, bonuses of up to $129,000 (typically a minimum of 60,000) have been paid ... -
As an Aside
Great work Bryce. While slightly tangential to your post, the cheerleading injuries emphasize one of the more curious stats on concussions, which is that female college hockey has a higher incidence of concussions than the NFL. Women's college hockey ... -
Technology Can Help, but Can't Cure
As a fan of your work, I'd just like to say stellar job as usual. Technology is certainly an element of this discussion. MRI has been used to identify nerve cell death and tissue loss to areas synonymous with certain disorders, such as (and specifica ...