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In the past few months, there have been several football players that have collapsed and died away from the field. So how much risk do these athletes have for sudden death. Dr. Stephen Crouse, an expert in athletic medical screen joins us in the podcast today to talk about what we know about athletic sudden death and the real risk to athletes.
It's a special holiday podcast with Sports Illustrated writer David Epstein. We have two firsts in this podcast: our first three-time guest, and our first podcast live from Doha, Qatar. We talk with David about Ryan Braun doping, Colt McCoy's concussion, and what he's doing in Qatar for Sports Illustrated. It's our holiday podcast - the elves had fun putting this one together!
Dr. John Buchanan joins us in the studio today and chats about his work with basic perceptual processes. Dr. Buchanan works to understand how we balance and move through space and how our brains perceive and track that movement. This is a great talk on an emerging area of research that may have significant impact for many patient populations.