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Ep. 481: "The Deep End of Plenty"

Roderick on the Line

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It Takes 1,950 American Years to Break a Four Minute Mile

It took 1,950 American years to break a four minute mile. But people are breaking records all the time now. It's that just because of more people. What's the heuristic that helps us understand why so many things that used to be used to seem physically impossible for the human body, let alone with technology?

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