John Urschel has found that a master’s degree in mathematics, his stature as an accomplished author and his pending doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology isn’t necessarily enough to sell young students on the benefit of crunching numbers.
What really makes him interesting to most kids is that he’s a former NFL player who opted to immerse himself in math. “In the broader context, it helps because it makes me more believable.
It shows I have an interest in doing other things,” Urschel said. “Often, a mathematician is too abstract for young people.” Urschel recently drew 700 participants worldwide for an event staged by the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) called Bending the Arc.
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