In this episode, we first travel more than 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, mostly modern-day Iraq. I will first describe the slow death of the Sumerian gods, and in the second half of the episode, their revival as an unintended consequence of Iceland’s tax system. Yes, cold and windy Iceland. A necessary note: this episode is not about the Anunnaki, as popular as that subject may be. Also, talking about the disappearance of the Sumerian religion is talking about thousands of years ...
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In this episode, we first travel more than 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, mostly modern-day Iraq. I will first describe the slow death of the Sumerian gods, and in the second half of the episode, their revival as an unintended consequence of Iceland’s tax system. Yes, cold and windy Iceland. A necessary note: this episode is not about the Anunnaki, as popular as that subject may be. Also, talking about the disappearance of the Sumerian religion is talking about thousands of years ...
Episode 01: What is the Cobra Effect… and a Brazilian polka?
The Cobra Effect Podcast
10 minutes
2 months ago
Episode 01: What is the Cobra Effect… and a Brazilian polka?
In this episode, we first travel more than 100 years to the city of Delhi, in India. The British colonial government decided to eliminate the overpopulation of cobras slithering around and put a bounty on each of them. The economic incentive initially worked well. However, the authorities did not foresee other subsequent events... Based on this story, in 2002, the German economist Horst Siebert coined the term “cobra effect” to describe cases of unintended consequences when the proposed...
The Cobra Effect Podcast
In this episode, we first travel more than 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, mostly modern-day Iraq. I will first describe the slow death of the Sumerian gods, and in the second half of the episode, their revival as an unintended consequence of Iceland’s tax system. Yes, cold and windy Iceland. A necessary note: this episode is not about the Anunnaki, as popular as that subject may be. Also, talking about the disappearance of the Sumerian religion is talking about thousands of years ...
