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...reading Jane Austen when our brains have been soaked in testosterone? Personally, I find it very frustrating to discover that my brain has been “bathed” with a hormone the primary goal of which is to drive us to fight, have sex, and watch the NFL, while girls have an unaltered brain enabling them to sit still, make note cards, and think ahead. There are plenty of men here, however, who manage to perform well despite their “unique” brain composition (the article uses the word “primate?...
When reports first surfaced that University of Texas start quarterback and projected top-three NFL draft pick Vince Young scored a “six” on the Wonderlic test, the annual exam given to attendees to the pre-draft NFL combine, many were skeptical—especially considering a score of 20 is considered merely average on the scale of human intelligence. Scouts for teams at the top of the draft order breathed a collective sigh of relief after Young reportedly went back and took the test again, this time scoring a much more respectable...
Jerry Maguire, watch out—at least some NFL players won’t be calling anymore to say “show me the money.” For the second year in a row, the National Football League (NFL) and Harvard Business School (HBS) have joined forces to offer NFL players the chance to expand and hone their business skills. Today marks the final day of the three-day NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at HBS. The NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) established the program last year to help players plan for their lives...
...course, those continued complaints will gloss over NFL rookie (and Harvard alum) Ryan Fitzpatrick, as well as perennial Pro-Bowl center Matt Birk, who graduated in 1998 and a staple on the Vikings’ offensive line the past few seasons...
...Bruce Jenner. But Fox's rip-off of Dancing with the Stars far outdoes its ballroom model. The irresistible cornpone of a celebrity skate-off, it turns out, is not that different from the irresistible cornpone of a legitimate skating match. But there are also earnest moments, as when NFL on Fox weather babe Jillian Barberie, pictured--the competition's ringer--revealed that she has dreamed of spangle-costumed skating glory since she was a girl. Plus, we got to see Full House's Dave Coulier skate in a dress. Now that's cool--cool...