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Title: The Life You Can Save
Author: Peter Singer
Category: Culture & Society, Philosophy & Big Ideas, Economics & Global Markets
Would you ruin an expensive suit to save a drowning child? Almost everyone says yes instantly — so why don't we feel the same urgency for a child dying of malaria far away?
Sam and Sophie walk through Peter Singer's famous pond thought experiment, then follow him as he turns…
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