David Epstein
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multifactorial
Good post and point. At the same time, we should be equally careful about pinning Benoit's behavior on CTE. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of athletes who suffer repeated blows to the head (and likely have CTE) do not kill themselve ... -
tech fix?
Stephen and David, excellent points on rule changes/technological fixes. I think there are some scientists and engineers who feel that technology can help, but not fix the problem. But on the high school level, teams are often behind even with available e ... -
A sport by an other name...
Great post. And David, you took a relevant point right out of my mouth regarding the differing rates of reported concussions in men's and women's sports. I recall an old back page column by then-Sports Illustrated columnist (now at ESPN) Rick Re ...