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	Podcast:		Words & Numbers
	Episode:		Benevolence Backfires: The Cobra Effect
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:33:15
	Publish Date:		2019-09-04 09:00:00
	Description:		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. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers 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 https://www.blackbusiness.com/2019/05/roy-allela-black-engineer-invents-gloves-turn-sign-language-audible-speech.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1eM20XHy03gUnCjvwy5XjkAt69auKNhszwtYQqUJhZVrd3y1NO6tjV_II Foolishness of the week Mayor de Blasio wants to abolish gifted classes https://reason.com/2019/08/28/de-blasio-advisory-group-wants-to-abolish-gifted-classes-in-nyc-public-schools/?fbclid=IwAR1NhDE1augEPuYkpFcn1yIFmCgMq0OFHM3VU4lsKWsGUgL6BggK2MhK87c 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/ Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan
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