Originally posted on the Huffington Post. At the risk of being blackballed by a nation of rabid fans of the pigskin, I can’t help but ask a very timely question: What is the future of football? And I’m not talking about the possible lockout. I want to know what the sport’s future is in light [...]
Apr 17, 2011 | Categories:Features, Trends | Tags: athletes, brain, brain damage, brain injuries, brain traume, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, concussions, Dave Duerson, football, Football High, Frontline, heatstroke, high school football, injuries, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, NFL, PBS, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Roger Goodell, Shane Dronett, sports | Leave A Comment »
We approach next year having lived through the worst economic meltdown since the crash of the 1930s and are now navigating the waves that this has sent through every aspect of life—social, political, ecological. One phenomenon will weave through all of them: social media. It will be the greatest driver of all trends worldwide next [...]
Dec 11, 2009 | Categories:Features, Insights, Politics, Social Media, Trends | Tags: 2010 trends, Balloon Boy, bonuses, brain health, brain injuries, celebrity, Cold War, community, David Letterman, DIY, economy, fundraising, higher education, hyperlocalization, hyperpolarization, insourcing, Iran, J. Crew, Jon and Kate, Media, mobmedia, North Korea, Obama, Octomom, Pakistan, parents, peace, post-traumatic stress disorder, religion, sexual misconduct, Social Media, soldiers, terrorist, the bomb, traumatic brain injuries, tuition, world economy | Leave A Comment »
