Episode IX.09 - The Tyranny of Optimization
About this episode
The episode discusses how optimization negatively impacts various aspects of life, including politics, business, and health care, concluding with a discussion on entropy by Dr. Richard Feynman.
How the process of optimization ultimately ruins everything. Beginning with examples from Mexican politics and President Gustavo Diaz, the podcast goes on to consider business, sports, diet, religion, marriage and technology as well as the US health care system. Finally, the episode closes with Dr. Richard Feynman's elaboration on the theory of entropy.
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