Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist who writes about the science of endurance for Runner’s World and Outside, and frequently contributes to other publications such as the New York Times and the New Yorker. A former long-distance runner for the Canadian national team, he holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia and a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge, and he did his post-doctoral research with the National Security Agency. He is the author of Endurance and a new book, The Explorer’s Gene.

Alex joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to talk about The Explorer's Gene, how leaders can gain by being adventurous, and more.

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