"The Economist" on doping in Sport

[572cv]

A useful take on the problem.

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21582007-how-mathematical-logic-could-help-stamp-out-drug-use-sportsmen-testing-times

There is a related article in this issue as well, which gets into game theory and application, bringing the fan/end consumer into play.

[mvrider]

I love The Economist. Be sure to read the more detailed, linked article as well:

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21581978-sportsmen-who-take-drugs-may-be-prisoners-different-game-athletes-dilemma

The only way out, the maths suggested, was for all tests, and their results, to be reported—whether negative or not. That would give customers a real sense of how thorough the search for doping was, and thus how widespread the practice. It would also help break the prisoner’s dilemma for the athletes.

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It may thus be that the real guilty parties in sports doping are not those who actually take the drugs, but those who create a situation where only a fool would not.