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Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

opus · 2014-05-01 19:52:35

Interesting TED talk... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0

01-05-2014 7:52pm

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opus

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Interesting TED talk...

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0

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#2 01-05-2014 9:18pm

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Thanks, opus. Great talk!

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