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Interesting Insights on Bagels, Pool Safety, and Human Behavior
15:42 - 22:35 (06:53)
This podcast episode covers data-driven insights including how people behave around bagels in the office, the reasons why backyard pools can be more dangerous than municipal pools, and how incentives affect cheating behavior.
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Backyard pools are actually more dangerous compared to municipal pools for kids with disabilities who can't swim as they may wander outside when no one is around and fall into the pool.
15:42 - 20:59 (05:17)
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Backyard pools are actually more dangerous compared to municipal pools for kids with disabilities who can't swim as they may wander outside when no one is around and fall into the pool. However, parents shouldn't use mortality statistics to lecture other people on how to parent their kids as most kids under 10 who drown are either very young kids in bathtubs or in lakes and rivers.
ChapterInteresting Insights on Bagels, Pool Safety, and Human Behavior
EpisodeFreakonomics
PodcastIf Books Could Kill
A man who delivers bagels to offices around Washington DC found that 90% of people end up paying for their bagel.
20:59 - 22:35 (01:36)
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A man who delivers bagels to offices around Washington DC found that 90% of people end up paying for their bagel. While there may not be any major lessons to learn from this data, it highlights a trust system that works surprisingly well.