The Sports Gene - David Epstein
In the ‘The Sports Gene’ thread, David Epstein registered at SWC and showed up (post). See for background, The Urgency—and the Challenge—of Connecting Sports, Race, and Genetics - David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene, talks about brains vs. brawn, nature vs. nurture, and the sticky topics that sports scientists are hesitant to address (Atlantic, by Ashley Fetters, Aug 5 2013).
I'd suggest you PM him and ask him to participate in this discussion.
Regards
Mike
Correlation ≠ causation, but still…
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Originally Posted by
TheCurmudgeon
You reminded me of a scene from the original "Red Dawn" where the Soviet Military Leader is asking the town mayor about boy who was a friend of his son and who was also a member of that well known paramilitary organization - the Eagle Scouts.
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- 36.4 percent of the United States Military Academy (West Point) cadets were involved in Scouting as youth. 16.3 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
- 22.5 percent of United States Air Force Academy cadets were involved in Scouting as youth. 11.9 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
- 25 percent of United States Naval Academy (Annapolis) midshipmen were involved in Scouting as youth. 11 percent of midshipmen are Eagle Scouts.
– source: the horse’s mouth :p