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The Joy of x - John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician

John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician

02/25/20 • 45 min

The Joy of x
John Urschel, who retired from playing professional football with the Baltimore Ravens to become a mathematician, talks to host Steven Strogatz about the fascinations of graph theory that lured him away from the NFL.

The post John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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John Urschel, who retired from playing professional football with the Baltimore Ravens to become a mathematician, talks to host Steven Strogatz about the fascinations of graph theory that lured him away from the NFL.

The post John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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