{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ead68a32e86d775858194/695ead9324334d02344f0b79?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization","description":"<p>This week,<a href=\"https://twitter.com/felixsalmon\"> Felix Salmon</a>,<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"> Emily Peck</a>, and<a href=\"https://twitter.com/espiers\"> Elizabeth Spiers</a> are joined by Coco Krumme to discuss her book <a href=\"https://penguinrandomhousehighereducation.com/book/?isbn=9780593331118\"><em>Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization.</em></a><em> </em></p><p><br></p><p>In the Plus segment: The story in <a href=\"https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon\">Felix’s newsletter</a> today on why the city of Birmingham in the UK has gone bankrupt.</p><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}