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The Price of Life

In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides
Book • 2024
In 'The Price of Life', Jenny Kleeman delves into the complex and often uncomfortable ways human life is monetized across various sectors, including healthcare, warfare, and philanthropy.

Through engaging narratives and interviews, Kleeman challenges readers to consider what it means for humanity when lives are valued by numbers rather than emotions.

The book offers a thought-provoking journey into the ethical dilemmas surrounding the valuation of life.

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Mentioned in 4 episodes

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Conor Boyle
as her new book, focusing on the question of what a life is really worth.
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Can You Put a Price Tag on a Life? with Jenny Kleeman
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Tim Harford
as the subject of the podcast episode, exploring the various ways we assign monetary value to human life.
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How much is a human life worth?
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Conor Boyle
as the author of books such as her latest, "The Price of Life."
Jon Ronson on Conspiracies, Culture Wars and How Things Fell Apart, Part One
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Conor Boyle
as the author of "The Price of Life".
Jon Ronson on Conspiracies, Culture Wars and How Things Fell Apart, Part Two

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