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In an effort to protect youth football players against concussions and other head injuries, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law into effect that limits full-contact practices.The law, which is being dubbed AB 2127, essentially limits middle school and high school players to 90-minute or less full-contact practice sessions. In addition, the new law also limits the number of full-contact practice sessions during the regular session to just two, and prohibits teams from full-conta …

Jason Padgett looks like a normal middle-aged man, but once you get to know him, you'll realize he possesses an extraordinary mathematical ability. Also referred to as savant's syndrome, he sees the world through a geometric kaleidoscope, constantly analyzing his surroundings in numbers. Unlike every other recorded case of savant's syndrome, however, Padgett was not born with this ability but rather developed it as a result of a brain injury.Padgett Emerges From a Brain Injury as a Mathematical …