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Optimization may not be the best we can do

Optimization is a natural aim for a capitalist society, but is it always the best approach? Applied mathematician Coco Krumme joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the bear traps we’ve created with systems so tightly wound for efficiency that we’re caught off guard when faced with disruption or uncertainty. Her book is “Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization.”