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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

    Sports
    Map: Where NFL fans are on Facebook and TwitterMap: Where NFL fans are on Facebook and Twitter
    Sports

    All NFL teams are not created equal.

    By Joseph Stromberg and Lauren Katz
    Culture
    Chart: NFL players have become absolutely enormousChart: NFL players have become absolutely enormous
    Culture

    This is one of the biggest shifts in the evolution of the NFL.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Sports
    64 years of NFL history, in one GIF64 years of NFL history, in one GIF
    Sports

    The 32-team, $10 billion beast that is the NFL began in 1920 as a humble collection of 14 midwestern teams.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    The biggest astrophysics discovery of the 21st century was wrongThe biggest astrophysics discovery of the 21st century was wrong
    Science

    The error was likely the result of dust scattered throughout the galaxy.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Life
    This scientist thinks Bill Belichick’s explanation for Deflategate is plausibleThis scientist thinks Bill Belichick’s explanation for Deflategate is plausible
    Life

    His experiments show how footballs can lose air pressure in cold, wet weather.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Technology
    8 photos that show how cars seized city streets from pedestrians8 photos that show how cars seized city streets from pedestrians
    Technology

    The stark transformation of the American street.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Sports
    Research explains why so many people are obsessed with sportsResearch explains why so many people are obsessed with sports
    Sports

    The answer: mirror neurons, testosterone, and dopamine.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Technology
    This high-tech football could change the NFLThis high-tech football could change the NFL
    Technology

    It might spell the end for the century-old measurement chain.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    New study: Playing tackle football as a child could be especially risky for the brainNew study: Playing tackle football as a child could be especially risky for the brain
    Science

    The case against kids playing tackle football is mounting.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    The hygiene hypothesis: How being too clean might be making us sickThe hygiene hypothesis: How being too clean might be making us sick
    Science

    Our sterilized world may be giving us allergies and asthma.

    By Joseph Stromberg

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