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EPISODE · Nov 29, 2010 · 23 MIN

Would You Kill the Big Guy: Part One

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2010 · host BBC World Service

You're standing on a footbridge next to a very big man. The only way you can stop an out-of-control train is to push him over the footbridge onto the track. His bulk will stop the train and save lives. Will you push him? Stephen Evans explores this moral dilemma to discover what sort of ethical creatures humans are.

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You're standing on a footbridge next to a very big man. The only way you can stop an out-of-control train is to push him over the footbridge onto the track. His bulk will stop the train and save lives. Will you push him? Stephen Evans explores this moral dilemma to discover what sort of ethical creatures humans are.

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