Ep. 8 - The Optimization of Everything

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English - May 18, 2019 15:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Should Caster Semenya, an intersex athlete, be allowed to compete in women's sports? Is James Holzhauer ruining Jeopardy or just optimizing it? Is there such a thing as a right without a cost? In this episode, we discuss the difference between commendable advantages and unfair advantages. We also discuss the consequences of the American drive to optimize everything.

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