Continuing with the sports theme from yesterday is today's longread from Jonah Lehrer. Lehrer is one of my favorite science writers, and today he tackles the issue of concussions in high school football. We tend to think about concussions in the NFL game, but this is an even bigger issue at the high school level. Even the most advanced teams in the country can't eliminate the problem, and new helmets are unlikely to address it either. Lehrer argues that more than almost any other issue (including labor disputes), the prevalence of concussions in young players threatens the long-term future of the NFL.
"The Fragile Teenage Brain: An In-Depth Look at Concussions in High School Football" by Jonah Lehrer
Published on Grantland, January 10, 2012
Eric
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