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How Genes Affect Athletic Performance

A conversation about the ways that human biological diversity impacts athletic ability, and how this understanding could affect the future of elite sports.

On this VICE Podcast, Reihan Salam sits down with David Epstein, former senior writer at Sports Illustrated, reporter at ProPublica and author of "The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance." David and Reihan chat about the ways that human biological diversity impacts athletic ability, and how this understanding could affect the future of elite sports.

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