Sunday Firesides: Get on Your Horse and Kick
There could hardly be a more horrifying way to die: when young Sean O’Brien waded into the Nueces River on horseback, he disrupted a nest of water moccasins, and found…
Can an Athlete’s Blood Enhance Brainpower?
https://science.slashdot.org/story/21/12/08/228254/can-an-athletes-blood-enhance-brainpower fahrbot-bot shares a report from The New York Times: What if something in the blood of an athlete could boost the brainpower of someone who doesn’t or can’t exercise?…
What happens when you get, me, @titans , @fiskjubileesingers and a world class production team in the same room? THIS
Let’s go to work, Tennessee! Music Composer: @_shannonsandersDirector: @surfm Talent: @comediandjpryor Prod Company: @daceandmohr Director: @jeffvenable Exec Producer: @aprildace Producer: Ben SkipworthPM: @carlycurrierzz PC: @sophunn 1st AD: @bo_armstrong DP: @chris_adams…
Sports are good for student athletes
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/07/sports-are-good-for-student-athletes.html The recent Supreme Court decision NCAA vs Alston (June 2021) has heightened interest in the benefits and costs of participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation…
Watch Artisans Make Hand-Carved Championship Chess Sets: Each Knight Takes Two Hours
Whether because of the popularity of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit or because of how much time indoors the past year and a half has entailed, chess has boomed lately. Luckily for…
Sunday Firesides: Your Worst Competitor Is You
“You should only compete with yourself.” “Just try to be your own very best.” In a time when competing with others has come to be frowned upon as unsavory and…