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John Urschel's math paper

Interesting! Not the paper (about which I haven't the foggiest) but the author. Thanks.

Even intelligent people can be addicted to violence.

Okay, so he plays chess. What's the big deal?

DrStraw wrote:What's the big deal?

Ah, Doctor, your comments are always so heartwarming, so enthusiastic, so … motivational … come let me pull you to my hairy chest and hug you

Bonobo wrote:

DrStraw wrote:What's the big deal?

Ah, Doctor, your comments are always so heartwarming, so enthusiastic, so … motivational … come let me pull you to my hairy chest and hug you

Just like a bonobo.

But, sorry, couldn't resist. After all, this is a games forum so what other reason could there be for posting?

DrStraw wrote:

Bonobo wrote:

DrStraw wrote:What's the big deal?

Ah, Doctor, your comments are always so heartwarming, so enthusiastic, so … motivational … come let me pull you to my hairy chest and hug you

Just like a bonobo.

But, sorry, couldn't resist. After all, this is a games forum so what other reason could there be for posting?

Well, Urschel was mentioned somewhere else in this forum for being a football player who wrote a math paper. I assume it’s mostly to document the fact that a person with a big and muscular body and who plays a very physical sport is not necessarily a stupid brute; I think it was just to dispel such prejudices.

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Oh, and of course it will probably also be b/c 1) Football is a game, and 2) this Football player apparently not only loves maths but also Chess.

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I was talking the other day to someone who had actually seen Chess Boxing happen.

A friend of mine is a chess and Go player, and used to be a chess boxing referee. She no longer does it - a friend of hers (a chess player, not a boxer) was punched whilst refereeing at another event.

It may have been this incident:
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/E ... story.html