Carolyn Fishman

Brandi Chastain donates her brain for CTE Research

Brandi Chastain announced yesterday that she would be donating her brain to scientific research. Specifically, CTE – which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Chastain was an extremely successful women’s soccer player, who is definitely best known for a famous image of her ripping her shirt off after scoring a penalty to win the 1999 Women’s… Read More »

Does Social Media Popularity Equal Likeability?

My discussion section spent lots of time speaking about brands last week. From physically branding animals to the Jordan brand (as in Michael Jordan). It was an all-encompassing talk, but as we reached soccer, we touched on the idea of the Ronaldo brand versus the Messi brand. I do not consider myself a soccer fanatic, so… Read More »