Planet Money Podcast (Ep. 898) Happy Fed Independence Day. discussion
Planet Money Podcast (Ep. 898) Happy Fed Independence Day. discussion
In this podcast from NPR's Planet Money (episode 417), the topic is cheating in pro cycling. Why would anyone, knowing the health risks, willingly take performance- enhancing drugs, especially if he had successfully battled cancer? The epic fall of cyclist Lance Armstrong is a case study in the prisoner's dilemma and the old question your mother probably asked you: If everyone else takes drugs, would you? In cycling the answer is, "Yes!" Come up with a prisoner's dilemma matrix for...