David Epstein is an American journalist. He is the author of two books, ''
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'' (2019) and ''
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance'' (2013).
Epstein was previously an investigative reporter at
ProPublica. 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 circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twic ...
'', where he specialized in science issues in sports and investigative reporting.
With his colleague
Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts (born May 16, 1966 in Live Oak, Florida) is an American author and sportswriter. Previously, she was a senior writer for ''Sports Illustrated'' and a columnist for ''The New York Times''. Roberts began her career as a beat writer fo ...
, Epstein broke the story that the Yankees'
Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Life
Epstein is a graduate of
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, where 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