Science
5 must-reads on sports history and science
'The Sports Gene' author David Epstein picks 5 books and articles about the science of athletic performance.
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David Epstein
Science and investigative reporter
Why you should listen
David Epstein is the author of the bestsellers Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance. He was previously a reporter at ProPublica, where his investigative reporting spanned drug cartels to poor medical practices. Prior to that, he was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, where he authored or co-authored many of the magazine’s most high-profile stories. While getting his master’s degree in environmental science, Epstein lived on a ship in the Pacific Ocean and in a tent in the Arctic. He currently writes about the science of human performance in the Range Widely newsletter.More news and ideas from David Epstein
Culture
In the Skype Studio: The ever-changing finish line
In his TED Talk, published last week, Sports Illustrated reporter David Epstein asks, “Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?” The short answer is ‘yes,’ but it’s not just a matter of talent improving. He shows the nuance of how it’s also about changing technology that allow for faster speeds, rising expectations that enable athletes […]
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Live from TED
What’s making athletes faster, better, stronger: David Epstein at TED2014
The Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” or, in English, “Faster, higher, stronger.” And as sports science reporter David Epstein points out from the TED2014 stage, “Athletes have fulfilled that motto — and they’ve done so rapidly.” Epstein investigates why it is that, year upon year, runners, swimmers, gymnasts, basketball players and so many others […]
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