<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who should get the next MRI scan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="sqsrte-large" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Podcast or Perish&lt;/em&gt;, I talk with &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Adam Diamant&lt;/strong&gt; of the Schulich School of Business, York University, who studies waiting lists using complex models and artificial intelligence. We discuss the ethics of waiting lists for scarce resources, such as MRI scans and life-saving surgeries. Adam says we can improve on the “first come, first served” model that we often default to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;***&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Full transcript, photos, and related resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.podcastorperish.ca/episodes/episode-054-adam-diamant"&gt;https://www.podcastorperish.ca/episodes/episode-054-adam-diamant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;***&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Podcast or Perish &lt;/em&gt;is about academic research and why it matters. Hosted by Prof. Cameron Graham.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Podcast or Perish

Podcast or Perish

Episode 054: Adam Diamant

MAR 1, 202650 MIN
Podcast or Perish

Episode 054: Adam Diamant

MAR 1, 202650 MIN

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Who should get the next MRI scan?In this episode of Podcast or Perish, I talk with Dr. Adam Diamant of the Schulich School of Business, York University, who studies waiting lists using complex models and artificial intelligence. We discuss the ethics of waiting lists for scarce resources, such as MRI scans and life-saving surgeries. Adam says we can improve on the “first come, first served” model that we often default to.***Full transcript, photos, and related resources:https://www.podcastorperish.ca/episodes/episode-054-adam-diamant***Podcast or Perish is about academic research and why it matters. Hosted by Prof. Cameron Graham.