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South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Scott and the Antarctic Race

Scott was by no means the first polar explorer to struggle with an over resourced but unfocused expedition. Scott soon started to realize that he was beaten, just like goliath might have known he was beaten as soon as he heard david sling start to whir. But scott's problems shouldn't have come as prize to any cautionary tales will be back after this break. It's ing to say that if scott had been a more capable leader, he would simply have made better choices and deployed superior resources efficiently.

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