David Epstein

David Epstein is a science writer and the host of How To! He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and of the bestseller The Sports Gene. He was previously an investigative reporter at ProPublica and senior writer at Sports Illustrated.

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Recently by David Epstein

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I Just Told My Best Friend I Love Him. His Reply Was Unexpected.
Podcast Episode How To! Feb 23, 2021 6:00 AM
I’m Ready to Retire but Scared of What’s Next. How Do You Start Over at 60?
Podcast Episode How To! Feb 16, 2021 6:00 AM
I Left the Church and Now My Parents Barely Talk to Me. Can Our Relationship Be Saved?
Podcast Episode How To! Feb 09, 2021 6:00 AM
My Fiancé Once Told Me He Met Osama Bin Laden. I Totally Believed Him.
Podcast Episode How To! Feb 02, 2021 6:00 AM
I Worry I’m “Too Nice” on the Tennis Court. Is That Hurting My Career Too?

David Epstein

Jan 31, 2021 8:00 AM
My Aversion to Competition Is Holding Back My Tennis Game—and My Career
Podcast Episode How To! Jan 26, 2021 6:00 AM
Fingerprint and Firearm Experts Are Using Misleading Math to Appear Infallible

Daniel Epstein and David Epstein

Dec 17, 2020 5:45 AM
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Why I Changed My Mind About the Caster Semenya Case

David Epstein

Sept 18, 2020 5:50 AM
The NBA’s Race to the Bottom Is Out of Control
March 05, 2018 6:36 PM
What Sixtysomething Circus Performers Can Teach Us About How the Body Ages

David Epstein and Michael Joyner

Aug 19, 2016 5:11 PM
Usain Bolt Wins Because He Decelerates More Slowly Than Other Sprinters? That’s Bunk.

David Epstein

Aug 19, 2016 4:32 PM
How Jamaica Develops So Many Great Sprinters

David Epstein

Aug 18, 2016 6:09 PM
How a Search for Tall British Women Uncovered One of the World’s Greatest Athletes

David Epstein

Aug 13, 2016 1:24 PM
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That 42-Year-Old Who Won Cycling Gold? There Will Be a Lot More Olympic Champions Like Her.

David Epstein

Aug 12, 2016 1:52 PM
Female Gymnasts Have Always Been Short. For 30 Years, They’ve Been Getting Shorter. Why?

David Epstein

Aug 10, 2016 8:04 PM
The Genetic Secret to Becoming a Better Runner

David Epstein

Aug 05, 2013 7:30 AM
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