He chose the sport, but he did not choose brain damage.
Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports
Like many of my friends, I have treated professional sports with cultivated indifference. But a year and a half ago, I decided to become a football fan. Several years ago, I was at a talk by Michae…
Football headers 'linked to brain damage'
Footballers suffer similar brain damage to boxers, a small scientific study suggests.
The Collision Sport on Trial
Of the many sayings attributed to Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, the one that seems most relevant to football today is not about winning, the pursuit of excellence, or the importance of will and character, but rather this: “Football is not a contact sport; it is a collision sport.”
Brain injury expert calls for ban on heading in football
One of the world's leading brain injury experts is calling for a ban on heading in football, following a number of historical cases.
If you're in a bad marriage, don't try to mend it – end it | Nichi Hodgson
Research shows the impact of unhappy marriages on health. Sometimes it’s better to walk away than to stay, says relationships writer and broadcaster Nichi Hodgson
Opinion | Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others (Published 2015)
It’s about listening, empathy and having more women.
New report outlines NFL interference in concussion research
Questions raised over helmet sensors as study links successive blows to brain damage.
Camus's Absurd Love of Football — M. M. Owen
In football, one of the greatest French authors of the 20th century located the most potent and valuable forms of consciousness. In the game’s drama of the flesh, he felt himself witness to the fullness of life, in all its pathos, and all its saving graces.
Former NHLers who suffered head trauma prone to psychiatric disorders, Toronto study finds | CBC News
Concussions and high impact sports seem to go hand in hand, and now a new study of pro hockey players conducted in Toronto shows that head trauma can lead to an elevated rate of psychiatric disorders.
Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate | Hacker News
Her exact words were “men and women are equal but different, in many ways they’re complimentary” she then explained that some men look down on women because they didn’t value how women think about things. She also said the same is true of some women viewing men.
Trans athletes in sports | The Paper Pilot
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A football revolution
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The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
A philosophy of games to help us win back control over …
Home Field Advantage — Oakland Public Library
Home Field Advantage — Brekke-Miesner, Paul — In Home Field Advantage, historian Paul Brekke-Miesner examines why one relatively small American city produced not only an amazing number of professional athletes but individuals who changed the landscape of sports in America.--back cover.
Pluralistic: The games industry’s self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Words have power. In 1991, I read "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling," the transcript of Bruce Sterling's keynote speech for that year's Game Developers Conference in San Jose, CA, and within a year, I'd dropped out of university to become a programmer:
New Study Estimates CTE in 75% of Deceased NFL Players, Including Former Washington Stars
A Boston University study estimates that nearly 75% of deceased NFL players had CTE, highlighting the risks of repetitive head impacts.
