The Sports Gene (Audiobook)

from nnschiller

I found Epstein's book to be a revelation. It contains a strongly reasoned argument about the impact of genetics on sport that does not pander to tired biases. Because there is a long history of horrid biases and some of humanities greatest crimes have been justified based on the alleged genetic ...

from caimanjosh

Outstanding book. Chock-full of fascinating, cutting-edge research on the great nature vs. nurture debate. Even if you're not really into sports, there's information here that relates to vision, disease risk, bodily proportions, and all sorts of topics that will be of interest to a great many. I ...

from JeffV

What makes a professional athlete? Does practice really make perfect -- can anyone do it? David Epstein sets out to answer this question, and the result is, well, maybe. Epstein looks at a variety of sports and what traits are exhibited by the pros. Baseball, as it turns out, is a visual game -- ...

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Pop culture has long used the phrase “nature vs nurture” to ask whether genetic or environmental factors are more important. As science has discovered, the truth is far more nuanced. David Epstein explores this fascinating topic in the context of extreme athletic performance. The question he addr...

from cameling

What makes some athletes elite, good performers or amateurs? Does the 10,000 hours rule coined by Malcolm Gladwell hold true? That whether you are a chessmaster or an elite ultramarathoner, your improvements and rise to success are tied to relentless training and putting in the hours? Or does you...