Kidneys for sale
Summary
Guest host Brian Walsh speaks with Nobel laureate Al Roth about his book *Moral Economics*, exploring controversial markets like kidney sales and drug legalization. Roth argues that banning certain transactions, such as paying for kidneys, causes unnecessary deaths and suggests regulated compensation could save lives. The discussion also covers the ethics of gambling, prediction markets, and future moral debates surrounding AI consciousness.
Topics discussed
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The kidney transplant waiting list crisis
Defining markets and repugnant transactions
Examples of repugnance: horse meat and social norms
Why heroin is easier to buy than a hitman
Kidney failure, dialysis, and living donation
The repugnance of paying organ donors
Iran's legal kidney market and black markets
Donor demographics and income distribution in Iran
Designing a US kidney market and cost savings
Addressing concerns about coercion and informed consent
Sponsors: AG1, Bombas, and Talkiatry
Dignity, Kant, and the trade-offs of paid donation
Proposed experiment: compensating deceased donors' families
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Drug legalization, addiction, and harm reduction
Gambling regulations and prediction markets
Insider trading and national security in prediction markets
The role of economists and the history of trade
Future repugnance: AI rights and animal organs
Future trends: drugs, immigration, and show credits
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