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483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?
Freakonomics Radio
The Lesson From the Slime Mold
MARCUS: What's the lesson we should take away from the slime mould story? MARTIN SAMUEL: It's clever to tap into understanding when nature has solved a problem before. But there are cases where you can set out where the stations are, and it won't come up with the most efficient way to do it.
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