by Andrew Marshall

Natural Talent versus Artificial/Enhanced Talent

Research Paper Title May the Blessed Man Win: A Critique of the Categorical Preference for Natural Talent over Doping as Proper Origins of Athletic Ability. Background Doping scandals can reveal unresolved tensions between the meritocratic values of equal opportunity + reward for effort and the “talentocratic” love of hereditary privilege. Whence this special reverence for… Read More

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by Andrew Marshall

Physical Activity & Drug Interventions: What is the Comparison?

Research Paper Title Comparative Effectiveness of Exercise and Drug Interventions on Mortality Outcomes: Meta-epidemiological Study. Study Question What is the comparative effectiveness of drug and exercise interventions in reducing the risk of mortality? Summary Answer Exercise and many drug interventions are often potentially similar in terms of their mortality benefits in the secondary prevention of… Read More