“[I]n the United States, there are about 1,700 professional football players, and thousands of people pursuing PhDs in math. In 2017, a diagram of those two sets overlaps in exactly one place.”

In +MIT Technology Review: a profile of John Urschel, a NFL offensive linebacker for the +Baltimore Ravens, and a doctoral candidate in math at +Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More: http://bit.ly/2tIXZzG


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