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  • Associate Producer, Planet Money, NPR
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How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory)

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By Ashish Malhotra, Simon Kuper Verified, Stefan Szymanski, Jeff Guo Verified, Jess Jiang Verified, Emma Peaslee Verified
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How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory) : Planet Money Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest soccer scorer of all time. But when it comes to penalty kicks, Messi is merely average. Why? Maybe the answer involves game theory. According to game theory, there’s an optimal strategy for taking penalty kicks. This strategy involves an idea that was once somewhat controversial in economics — that is, until economists started studying soccer players in real life.
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We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail? Original

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By Emma Peaslee Verified, Erika Beras Verified, Marianne McCune, Sam Kesler, James Sneed Verified
| NPR Verified
Why the first smartphone failed, and what it teaches us about constraints. : Planet Money In the early 90’s, a company called General Magic began working on a portable device that would allow people to check email, make phone calls, even play games. It was basically a smartphone. But it never caught on. On today’s show, a theory about why this device failed. General Magic had generous investors, world-class talent and creative freedom. But is it possible what they needed was constraints?
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The leaked tapes that show how the rich avoid taxes : Planet Money

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By Lauren Loricchio Verified, Marianne McCune, Luis Gallo, Emma Peaslee Verified
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5 hours ago In The Room | Ex-SNP chief’s embezzlement scandal and the shady role of money in politics The Independent - Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara • 5h A Dyson floor lamp, a £4,000 fountain pen, boxsets of Scandi noir TV dramas. These are a handful of the items former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell purchased with the £400k he embezzled from the party over the course of a decade. The full list is even longer. Murrell has been remanded in custody and likely faces lengthy prison time.
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