The Prisoners’ Dilemma of Performance-Enhancing Drugs

About this episode

Nate and Maria discuss the implications of performance-enhancing drugs beyond sports and their personal philosophies on the topic.

This week we answer a question from listener Brandon, who’s noticed a rise in performance-enhancing drugs outside of sports. Nate and Maria discuss their own philosophies on PEDs, their impact on equilibriums, and what people risk when they decide to juice. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap  from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin  from Nate Silver  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nate Silver, Maria Konnikova

Topics covered

• performance-enhancing drugs
• ethics
• sports
• risk
• philosophy

Keywords

• performance-enhancing drugs
• PEDs
• risk
• equilibrium
• sports ethics

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