When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and the development of our natural talents is just one of them.
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Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein
April 18, 2017
More from this series:
- How to get better at the things you care about | Eduardo Briceño
- The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck
- A kinder, gentler philosophy of success | Alain de Botton
- My journey to yo-yo mastery | BLACK
- Smash fear, learn anything | Tim Ferriss
- Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein
- How I held my breath for 17 minutes | David Blaine