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

Published: Sept. 7, 2017, 3 a.m.

b"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 \\u2014 and a look at how we make decisions in the face of risk versus uncertainty."