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David Epstein

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Former investigative reporter at ProPublica and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Known for specializing in science issues in sports and investigative reporting. Broke the story... Show More

Former investigative reporter at ProPublica and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Known for specializing in science issues in sports and investigative reporting. Broke the story on Alex Rodriguez testing positive for steroids in 2003.

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David Epstein @davidepstein · May 12, 2023
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Highly recommend @AnnieDuke's new book Quit if you're interested in this topic! (And Angela Duckworth's newsletters "summer is for sampling" and "the paramecium principle" are worthwhile)

Book Oct 4, 2022
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
by Annie Duke
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David Epstein @davidepstein · May 9, 2023
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Interesting thread on the so-called "arrival fallacy"

Tweet May 8, 2023
Undergrads: I’ll be happy when I get into med school. Med students: I’ll be happy when I get into residency. Residents: I’ll be happy when I’m an attending. Attendings: I’ll be happy when I retire. 99% of physicians have the ‘I’ll Be Happy When’ dise
by Gail Gazelle, MD, MCC
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David Epstein @davidepstein · Feb 16, 2023
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been yrs since I went through this accounting lit, but this Marchant et al was one that stuck in my head [link] ...but if interested in cog entrenchment generally, the first time I read Tetlock's Expert Political Judgment it blew my mind. Highly recommend!

Book Jul 5, 2005
Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
by Philip E. Tetlock
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David Epstein @davidepstein · Nov 11, 2022
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and @SaiDrGaddam wrote a really interesting book about consciousness that — and this might sound strange — includes some very helpful diagrams;)

Book Jun 21, 2022
Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam
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