Sep 4, 2019
Many proposed solutions to society’s problems produce unintended consequences. Some laws passed in good faith, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, have adverse effects on the very people they intend to help. How many laws like this are there? What do people do about them? How do businesses deal with such laws? Join James Harrigan and Antony Davies as they dive into the unforeseeable results of mixing good intentions with public policy and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers.
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Quick hits
Being the victim and the perpetrator in the same case
https://slate.com/technology/2019/08/maryland-sk-court-case-teen-sexting-child-pornography.html
Turning sign language into speech
Foolishness of the week
Mayor de Blasio wants to abolish gifted classes
Harrison Bergeron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron
Topic of the week: Unintended Consequences
A380 is too quiet
https://www.wired.com/2008/12/a380-is-so-quie/
The Cobra Effect
http://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-cobra-effect-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
Payday lending
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-political-assault-on-paydays-1464909417
Americans with Disabilities Act
https://www.nber.org/papers/w6670
Bernie Sanders’ green electrical grid
https://berniesanders.com/issues/the-green-new-deal/
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