David Epstein (born 1980) is an American journalist. He is the author of the #1 ''New York Times'' best seller ''
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'' (2019), and of ''
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance'' (2013), also a ''New York Times'' best seller.
Epstein has given two TED talks related to his books, which have together been viewed more than 12 million times.
Epstein was previously an investigative reporter at
ProPublica
ProPublica (), legally Pro Publica, Inc., is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in New York City. ProPublica's investigations are conducted by its staff of full-time reporters, and the resulting stories are distributed to ne ...
. Prior to ProPublica, Epstein was a senior writer at ''
Sports Illustrated
''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...
'', where he specialized in science issues in sports and investigative reporting.
With his colleague
Selena Roberts, Epstein broke the story that the Yankees'
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (ML ...
tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Life
Epstein is a graduate of
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, where he was on a 4x800-meter relay team that set the school record, and was given an award for the varsity athlete who “achieved significant success in the face of unusual challenge and difficulty.” He earned a bachelor's degree in environmental science and astronomy (2002) and master's degrees in environmental science and journalism.
Epstein is married and has a son.
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Review of ''Range''i
The Objective Standard
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American sports journalists
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Living people
1980 births