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All right guys, this week I've got a really special episode for you.

I had the opportunity to sit down with John

Urshle. Now if you don't know like if that name is not ringing a bell for you I

bet you you do know who he is maybe you just don't know him by name. He's a retired American

football guard and center. He played for the Baltimore Ravens, and he's also a mathematician who is currently working on his PhD in

mathematics at MIT. Fascinating chat, you're going to learn an awful lot. I know I did. So without any

further ado, here he is John Urshle. Well John, thank you so much for

joining me today. Yeah, thank you for having me. So you are right now. Are you living near MIT because you're

actively working on your PhD? Yes I well I used to live right in Cambridge Port but now I live in

Somerville. Oh nice I have a friend who lives in Somerville. Oh well okay so

then I'll you know I was gonna then I'll temper what I'm going to say, but I have to say I really liked Cambridge Port, but you just don't you can't really get a lot of space.

Yeah, so I moved out to Somerville. you can't really get a lot of space. Yeah.

So I moved out to Somerville, like in the interest of more space,

although I have to say like the sort of like the flavor of the neighborhood,

you just, it's not quite the same.

But what can they do?

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