299. "How Much Brain Damage Do I Have?"

John Urschel was the only player in the N.F.L. simultaneously getting a math Ph.D. at M.I.T. But after a new study came out linking football to brain damage, he abruptly retired. Here's the inside story — and a look at how we make decisions in the face of risk versus uncertainty.

Episode 299 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "299. "How Much Brain Damage Do I Have?"" was published on September 7, 2017 and runs 47 minutes.

September 7, 2017 ·47m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

John Urschel was the only player in the N.F.L. simultaneously getting a math Ph.D. at M.I.T. But after a new study came out linking football to brain damage, he abruptly retired. Here's the inside story — and a look at how we make decisions in the face of risk versus uncertainty.

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