From paddling the lost rivers of the northern Canadian wilderness to the ocean-spanning voyages of the Polynesians to the search for next-generation quantum computers, The Explorer’s Gene combines riveting stories of exploration with cutting-edge insights from behavioral psychology and neuroscience.

“Alex Hutchinson’s Endure is so much more than a sports book. It is a voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.”

— DAVID EPSTEIN, author of Range and The Sports Gene

“Authoritative and easy to use. . . . This book answers all the big questions.”

— AMBY BURFOOT, Runner’s World