Episode #96 - What is the solution to the Trolley Problem? Federico Pistono

Debate starts at 06:49. Author, speaker and head of blockchain for the Hyperloop, Federico Pistono (http://fede.online/) joins us this week to debate: What is the solution to the trolley problem? This sounds like an old philosophical exercise, but it has a surprising number of real-world implications with self-driving cars. For example, if a car's brakes malfunction on a narrow 2-lane road where pedestrians are crossing, should the car sacrifice the driver in order to save the group of pedestrians? What if the driver is super fat and an ex-convict? There are many stupid variations of this problem, and we cover most of them. Plus we add a few dumb ones to the mix. Great episode. Watch the video version here at Madcast Media Network YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMUFeIZ1l9uRJ4bIXuAKDg?sub_confirmation=1 Ron Babcock's (http://twitter.com/ronbabcock) doubles down on his disdain for cottage cheese. A particular hombre who's bad happens to disagree (listen for the voicemail at the tail end). Junior Journalist Taylor Nikolai (https://www.instagram.com/taylornikolai/) brings the news, plus makes the mistake of saying I'm only awesome and not great and awesome. Thin ice. Mikey Bolts (https://www.youtube.com/user/michaelbalalis) is in studio again and hot on the mix. Here's the bonus episode (https://madcastmedia.com/shows/maddoxvsuniverse/3/) for all the winners who want to support the show: https://madcastmedia.com/shows/maddoxvsuniverse/3/ http://www.maddoxrules.com/ And here's my new book, F*ck Whales: Petty essays from a brilliant mind: http://amzn.to/2oiF2xi We round out the episode with a story of a doctor who provides his own sperm to a couple looking for a donor. Now they're pissed even though the doctor delivered what they wanted: a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes. Sounds like me, minus the blue eyes. The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853). Maddox Store - Shop now and support the show! http://www.maddoxrules.com/