David Epstein
Author, Inside The Box
David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range and the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene. He has master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism and has worked as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and an investigative reporter for ProPublica. He lives in Washington, DC. His new book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, will be published by Riverhead Books on May 5, 2026.
May 12, 2026
Constraint & Uncertainty: David Epstein and Simone Stolzoff on Thinking Inside The Box
This week, we explore two forces that shape every creative journey: constraint and uncertainty. Drawing on the remarkable artistic reinventions of Hokusai, we look at how creative legends transitioned from running from the bo...