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Today’s athletes ARE built different #TEDTalks

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…

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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.

10 Comments

  1. @AmineHamidi-g3r

    February 5, 2026 at 3:03 pm

    First person

    • @uikmnhj4me

      February 6, 2026 at 9:22 pm

      Well, genes evolved and now I’m here so I guess I’m cooler

  2. @vito2645

    February 5, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    And they gotten softer and less physically resilient

    • @staidenofanarchy

      February 5, 2026 at 3:56 pm

      Or maybe because theyve pushed the physical capabilities of sports to the point where the human body isnt capable of keeping up

    • @germanmeza5193

      February 5, 2026 at 4:47 pm

      Ok i know a lebron hater when i see one. Hello comrade

    • @vito2645

      February 5, 2026 at 4:50 pm

      ​@staidenofanarchypossibly

  3. @jeet_Chowdhury.oni69

    February 5, 2026 at 4:12 pm

    ❤❤

  4. @osmancanales1027

    February 5, 2026 at 6:12 pm

    W Ted

  5. @manideep7973

    February 6, 2026 at 8:36 am

    Uha
    Then when does smallest cockroach runs faster than me

  6. @user5376a

    February 7, 2026 at 12:25 pm

    Ajoyib bo’libdi. Rahmat kattakon

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