The podcast explores the privilege and broken system that perpetuates elite university admissions based on the experiment at the Wharton School in Philadelphia.
Birth month disparities in sports contribute to age-related advantages, preferential treatment, and greater opportunities for relatively older athletes.
Deep dives
De Carbonization Must Speed Up Worldwide
The world needs to accelerate de carbonization globally, and especially in the US, where it needs to move ten times faster, according to research by Mackenzie. Businesses can play a crucial role in leading the way.
Experiment on Privilege at Wharton School
The host of the revisionist history podcast conducted an experiment at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, investigating the privilege of the students. By assigning numbers to represent different levels of privilege, the experiment aimed to shed light on the broken system that propels certain individuals to elite universities.
The Hold of Relative Age Effect in Sports
The podcast explores the relative age effect in sports, particularly in hockey and swimming. Birth month disparities result in age-related advantages, leading to preferential treatment, better resources, and greater opportunities for relatively older athletes.
Maturity-Based Corrective Adjustment Procedures in Swimming
The podcast highlights the concept of maturity-based corrective adjustment procedures (MatCaps), pioneered in Australia, aimed at assessing talent in swimming more accurately. By considering biological maturity, instead of just chronological age, it creates a fairer environment for late-maturing athletes.
Did Malcolm Gladwell blow it in his bestselling book Outliers? What if all he did was write a primer for neurotic helicopter parents? To find out, Revisionist History descends on the University of Pennsylvania to run a roomful of eager students through a mysterious experiment, complete with Sharpies, huge white stickers, and a calculator. It does not end well.
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