Has anyone seen the movie "Concussion", where actuaries were mentioned on the screen at the end? The note said something to the effect (I am paraphasing) that "Actuaries hired by the NFL determined that players today have close to a 1 in 3 chance of long-term cognitive impairment, and at significantly younger ages than the general population."
It was a proud moment for me after watching the movie, which I thought was very well-made. Even if you don't like the movie, it is a credit to our profession, in my humble opinion, that actuaries were involved in investigating the truth about this tragic situation. At least now, any prospective NFL player knows what the odds are of his developing CTE (not conditional tail expectation! :-)) in his lifetime, a serious brain condition that can only be diagnosed after death. Then, he can choose to play or not to play, based on facts and science.
It was a proud moment for me after watching the movie, which I thought was very well-made. Even if you don't like the movie, it is a credit to our profession, in my humble opinion, that actuaries were involved in investigating the truth about this tragic situation. At least now, any prospective NFL player knows what the odds are of his developing CTE (not conditional tail expectation! :-)) in his lifetime, a serious brain condition that can only be diagnosed after death. Then, he can choose to play or not to play, based on facts and science.
Actuaries and the movie "Concussion"