Malcolm Gladwell: Football Causes Major Brain Injuries

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Malcolm Gladwell: Football Causes Major Brain Injuries
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates - Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University
Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs’ millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Does football’s inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or does it provide young men with educational opportunities they would not otherwise have?