If you want to play women’s tennis at the top level, there’s a huge benefit to being ____. Not just ____, but exceptionally ___, outlier-outlier ___. (And what we can learn about social science from this stylized fact.)

If you want to play basketball at the top level, there’s a huge benefit to being tall. Not just tall, but exceptionally tall, outlier-outlier tall. If you’re an American and at least 7 feet tall and the right age, it’s … Continue reading → …