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Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Coco Krumme to discuss her book Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization. 

In the Plus segment: The story in Felix’s newsletter today on why the city of Birmingham in the UK has gone bankrupt.
 
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.

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