Dr Bennet Omalu | Full Address and Q&A

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Dr Bennet Omalu | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

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Omalu is a physician who has conducted groundbreaking research in the field of concussion in athletes. The 2011 NFL lockout was in part due to Omalu’s findings, as players made their own safety a key issue. He was played by Will Smith in the 2015 film Concussion. He also conducted a private autopsy of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African-American fatally shot by the police, which differed significantly from the official police autopsy.
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@cochoschula 4 жыл бұрын

I’m forever thankful for Dr. Omalu. He preformed the autopsy on my niece who was killed in 2017. His findings revealed so much and helped us bring justice. Once again, Thank you! 🙏🏻

@zainabmaher2881 4 жыл бұрын

Please help me to find any way to contact with him any number or emil can you please

@miat696 4 жыл бұрын

God bless u

@Walkinthepark305 3 жыл бұрын

@@zainabmaher2881 he has website

@jaysandhu1890 3 жыл бұрын

@Travis Maise jesus what the hell is wrong with you. let people grieve in peace

@qur4334 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaysandhu1890 I just watched CONCUSSION. I knew of CHGO Bear's Dave Duerson Suicide & the fact that he wanted his brain autopsied for CTE. I know someone who still has trimmers as a result of 1980s High School FOOTBALL. .. No Lie lives FOREVER .

@maureenrhysjones4643 5 жыл бұрын

Truly magnificent speaker. Thought provoking in the extreme!

@glendasullivan7633 3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Omalu, Thank you for your courage, humbleness, perseverance , and determination to remind me to embrace our unique selves as a partaker and a contributor to humankind. You gave me the wake up call and a light bulb went off in my head to press on and continue to complete my MBA in Healthcare Administration and press on in FAITH... Thanks

@carichar87 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy this came up in my YT feed! I needed to hear this, as a science major, a depression survivor, and as a human trying to fit into society and find success (most importantly). Profound words Dr. Omalu!

@srobertson2798 Жыл бұрын

An incredible, resilient speaker of truth. Truly inspirational.

@amirabarsum6067 4 жыл бұрын

Wow , doctor you are really blessed and You are a perfect model to the new generation, and spiritual enrichment

@i.m.gurney 5 жыл бұрын

I found this talk rewarding & confirming, thank you Bennet. “There is one truth”, in general Bennet I found you to be adopting a position that has the same direction of travel as my own stance. To signal my slight divergence, my opinion adopts the view that faith extends further than its anthropocentric usage & also that energy flow in humans often referred to as ‘Spirit’ can trace its roots right back into the pre-life (inert) & pre-matter universe. Note :- I believe I have faith, I feel I have spirit. I am of the opinion all deities should be confined to history. Humanity is in its adolescent phase, moving from the childish pursuit & discovery of ourselves maturation period. Now substantially enrolled (but not completely) into our adult phase guided not from within, but from our understanding of the discovered truths.

@Lerian_V 4 жыл бұрын

God is distinct from the nature, but yet intimately connected to nature. God sustains nature but not part of it.

@homayounshirazi9550 5 жыл бұрын

A humble man for all seasons.

@lordemed1 3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Omalu is wrong. He is not an ordinary man. Authentic, yes. Courageous, yes. But not ordinary. Thank you, Dr. Omalu.

@jewelsbypodcasterganesh 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. I didn't even realise who he was or what he was doing at Oxford Union until he brought up Will Smith but I was captivated from the beginning. He definitely didn't need to worry about having to refer to his notes either 😂

@truthpluslove 5 ай бұрын

Wow....This Guy Dr Omalu is a wonderful and humble person.

@KN-ml2gp 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic speech! Very inspirational!

@dillathehun 3 жыл бұрын

Iv literally watched 2 minutes of this and all I can see is an intelligent humble man, he deserves a lot more credit than he’s giving himself. What a gentleman

@faithvirtue6524 5 жыл бұрын

He’s so Amazing!!

@georgesilva1737 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you DR. Omalu 🙏🧘‍♂️🙏🧘‍♂️🙏🧘‍♂️🙏

@2beokisgr8 5 жыл бұрын

Powerful speech!

@ManjushreeShrivastav 4 жыл бұрын

5:13 I struggled with depression all my life.... I must have done something right to get this video.

@snapverse 5 жыл бұрын

Inspiring!

@leonlx564 5 жыл бұрын

You didn't even watch it though

@LuKaZz420 2 жыл бұрын

You are a great man and a very insightful scholar I am grateful for your work and your research. Your studies will improve the lives of many people. Thank you from Italy. Take care sir!

@jimenaverdaguer5858 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo glad I found this speech!!

@janreinkens681 5 жыл бұрын

Real life Jar Jar Bings, may the force continue to protect him from all the hate in the world

@godessfromtheeast Жыл бұрын

Ur name speak for itself sir Omalu , if u know teach ! Inspirational that u are beyound amazing and they are trying to put you down for their own selfish interests. May God of the universe keep u . Iseeeeeeeee 🙇🏿‍♀️. Captivated by ur speech 💬.

@paposwing2925 3 жыл бұрын

And sometimes we complain about our lives, when compared to this guy is almost a paradise.

@jeffmendelson8039 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@Jack-xi8ji 5 жыл бұрын

Dr Omalu is quite right about children not needing to head a ball, both from a medical and sporting perspective. For children under the age of fifteen, it is far more beneficial for them to play short five- or six-a-side games in which the ball is not allowed to rise above shoulder height. In doing so it produces players that have a far greater competency and confidence with ball control leading to better team play. I believe that for children learning to play American-style NFL football there is a non-contact form of the game called Flag Football.

@antekm2639 4 ай бұрын

Yes, flag football exists. But in the States, tackle football is so common for small kids, even 5 or 6 (insane, I know), it's hard to see a way to make that safer.

@redmustangredmustang 5 жыл бұрын

Dr. Omalu did his job and went beyond the call of duty. If Dr. Omalu just did the usual autopsy and did the physical examination of Mike Webster's brain instead of putting samples on the slide to determine CTE then the CTE scandal of the NFL maybe would not see the light of day. Thankfully, Dr. Omalu went with his intuition and the rest is history. The sad fact is if you play a contact sport like football, hockey, MMA, or whatever, you got a higher risk of developing a long term brain injury. The fact is that it's the risk of the playing those sports.

@niamcd6604 Жыл бұрын

I strongly believe his wife was right. Had it been any other US Dr to perform Mr Webster's autopsy, we would have never discovered this illnesses.

@shubhamkaushik9055 4 жыл бұрын

Great mind ♥️♥️♥️

@skyjust828 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr Omalu! This is a beautiful message, I just watched the concussion I had never heard of any of this and I'm so glad that God showed you this CTE because as you said common sense it wasn't on your side but it was in the people's side how better to show USA than through the NFL because if you looked at battered women or prostitutes with mean pimps who cares about them football players are different I, being a battered woman, would like to donate my brain to see if I might have CTE I know for sure of 3 bad concussions the latest was 5 yrs ago my right ear has had a hum ever since my right eye is bad and I don't recognize myself anymore the depression sometimes gets unbearable but suicide is not an option because God says thou shalt not kill one of the big 10. Anyway thank you again for being strong enough to tackle football!

@Lerian_V 4 жыл бұрын

How did I miss this speech until now?

@LoveLife-ho3rg 3 жыл бұрын

That guy to the left in front row texting with his phone in his hand is being very rude!! 😒

@novideostoday Жыл бұрын

You don't know if he's deaf and using a speech to text app to follow the speech.

@jason1040us Жыл бұрын

Brave souls such as Dr. Bennet Omalu are poking holes in the MATRIX, the prison of all CREATIVITY........THE PRISON OF DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS.🙏

@shelbyorphanage9199 3 жыл бұрын

Dr.omalu we need to get you your own TV show and you should apply for a seat for Public health, CDC, Health department or something of your field or even Director or Facilitator. Move up Dr.Omalu, I'll pray for you. I hope you move up, we need you doing gods work since there are so many demons and people who are letting the devil win.

@ubedet 3 жыл бұрын

We're in church now. And the congregation say Amen!!!!

@dodoraptor8387 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here after watching Will Smith's movie on Dr Bennet Omalu...Who else?

@fatimagracielaalvarez9090 4 жыл бұрын

EXELENTE DR. PODRÍAN PONER TRADUCCIÓN A ESPAÑOL. DESDE 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🙌🙌🙏🙏

@shelbyorphanage9199 3 жыл бұрын

You should write a book.

@danielortman2534 3 жыл бұрын

We are seeing challenges to the idea that brain damage is permanent, but overall, he is amazing!

@markross2124 2 ай бұрын

I saw that Movie, I idolized Justin Strzelczyk, Mike Webster and Terry Long. That you for telling the truth Doctor. By the way I know your brother-in-law, Keith.

@Nczz8vsz 4 ай бұрын

Please do a autopsy on OJ Simpson

@skyjust828 4 жыл бұрын

And what you said about a cure for cancer a Dr in Houston knows it the AMA ( last I heard) won't release it in fact I hear they were going to try to take away his license very sad but I knew 1 of his patients in 1982 she was cancer free last time I saw her in 1997 riding motorcycle and mother of 2

@niamcd6604 Жыл бұрын

The resistance to accept the dangers of high impact sports is beyond dangerous. Rugby, hockey, wrestling, kickboxing, America football, mixed martial arts all need to be made safer by modifying the rules as well as protecting better the players. I now study neuroscience, but I have loved sports all my life. The sports industry should protect their 'assets', instead of treating gifted human beings as expandable commodities.

@antekm2639 4 ай бұрын

All in all, the dangers need to be clear and obvious to anyone who decides to partake. ESPECIALLY and PARTICULARLY for parents signing up their kids to play

@LuKaZz420 2 жыл бұрын

You don’t need a cure, you only need prevention, avoiding contact in certain sports, whether it is contact with the ball or another player. There’s a lot of measures that could be implemented that would reduce it. Change how certain sports are played, in soccer protect the keeper more by giving a foul every time he is touched as a lot of times players just barge into them, stop heading the ball, as a lot of collisions happen when players try to head the ball and crash into one another. I don’t know a lot about US football but maybe they should change the way kids train? Make it easier on the body with some rule changes, however I really don’t know enough about it… I practiced Karate for seven years from age 11 until age 18, however the Shotokan Karate rules are no contact in kumite, of course you do occasionally get hit in training in the Dojo but in competitions you get disqualified if you hit an opponent, I also practiced Judo for 3 years earlier in my life and I hit the tatami a lot of times, sometimes I used to feel dizzy and confused for hours after practice. Once I was slammed quite heavily and had headaches, mood swings, trouble concentrating and irritability for days. I now practice Kendo and although we wear protection on the head, the helmet called Men (I typed it as we pronounce it in Italian), which offers a lot of shielding on the frontal area as long as you keep your head high and look your opponent in the eyes, if lower your head you can get hit beyond the wooden front, which is not as well protected as the rest of the head and that hurts. One girl at my Dojo collapsed after being hit by the strongest fella in the Dojo with his shinai. The hit was so strong it actually damaged the guy’s shinai. Okay it was a 25 euro practice shinai from Decathlon but still it takes a strong hit to break a part of one even a cheap one.