In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, graduate research assistant Rider Foley discusses the threat of severe brain injury brought upon through impact sports.
I have discovered that I like sports a lot more
than I thought I did. So, beating the Arizona heat last weekend, I decided to
catch a game on TV.
The strength, speed and agility of highly trained
athletes, the guile and planning of genius coaches, the grit and determination
of men working in solidarity toward a common goal – these are things that
come to mind when we think of football. Yet geeks in laboratories have
had a large impact on how the Big Game is played and experienced.
