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42: The Answer to Almost Everything
S01 E03 / SHOULD WE USE LOTTERIES INSTEAD OF ELECTIONS?
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EP 01
CAN WE DIG OUR WAY THROUGH THE EARTH?
EP 02
COULD WE LIVE ON THE MOON?
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SHOULD WE USE LOTTERIES INSTEAD OF ELECTIONS?
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HOW MUCH DOES LIFE WEIGH?
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WILL WE MOVE ONTO THE WATER?
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CAN ALGORITHMS MAKE US HEALTHY?
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WHAT IF THERE WERE NO MUCUS?
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HOW DO WE SOLVE THE NUCLEAR WASTE PUZZLE?
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WHAT IF FEAR DIDN'T EXIST?
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WHAT IF THE ICE DISAPPEARED?
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DO WE ALL HEAR THE SAME THING?
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ARE WE TOO PESSIMISTIC?
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SHOULD WE USE LOTTERIES INSTEAD OF ELECTIONS?The ancient Greeks practiced sortition as a cost-effective method to prevent corruption and abuse of power and to establish political equality. Although this idea resurfaced in the 19th century, modern societies have opted for elections as the means of selecting representatives.
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