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131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?

You might think that someone with a 50-50 chance of getting a fatal disease would want to know for sure -- but you would be wrong. What does this say about our supposed thirst for certainty?

Episode 131 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?" was published on June 20, 2013 and runs 31 minutes.

June 20, 2013 ·31m · Freakonomics Radio

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You might think that someone with a 50-50 chance of getting a fatal disease would want to know for sure -- but you would be wrong. What does this say about our supposed thirst for certainty?

You might think that someone with a 50-50 chance of getting a fatal disease would want to know for sure -- but you would be wrong. What does this say about our supposed thirst for certainty?


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