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Interview 1107 – Pierre Desrochers Explains the Bet of the Century

Interview 1107 – Pierre Desrochers Explains the Bet of the Century


In 1980 economist Julian Simon bet biologist Paul Ehrlich that the price of five commodity metals would decrease over the next 10 years. Today on the program Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto Mississauga joins us to explain how the bet came about, who won, and what was really at stake. Along the way we learn about depletionism versus resourceship, how lack of imagination leads people toward hysteria and failed predictions, and why the human brain is the greatest resource of all.
Interview 1106 – The BFP Roundtable Discusses What We Can Do

Interview 1106 – The BFP Roundtable Discusses What We Can Do


On this very important edition of the BFP Roundtable, Sibel, Peter and James discuss the Hastert plea deal, the public’s lack of response to the story, and the feedback from our last conversation. Sibel and James each propose an idea of what we should do now and Peter plays judge, but you are the jury. Please leave your own responses in the comments below.

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