Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedTyler Cowen: belief
20 Dec 2017 Conversations with Tyler Andy Weir on the Economics of Sci-Fi and Space
“Now, one theme in your story The Martian is this difference between an individual life and a statistical life. And I think on the very last page of The Martian, you mention that hundreds of millions of dollars were spent to save this one life.”
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- Tyler Cowen
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- 20 Dec 2017
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…Yeah. Well, yeah, you could flag to like Suriname or something like that. You could fly a flag of convenience. But, one way or another, you are subject to the laws of the country that you’re flying the flag of, just as Artemis is subject to the laws of Kenya. Now, one theme in your story The Martian is this difference between an individual life and a statistical life. And I think on the very last page of The Martian, you mention that hundreds of millions of dollars were spent to save this one life. And it’s clear that in the actual real world, we would do something similar. But if you consult economic studies, well, what is a life supposed to be worth, an anonymous life? That often comes in at about $8 to $10 million. [laughs]…
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