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The Score

by C. Thi Nguyen

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · February 9, 2026

Fun and games

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A philosophical examination of how ranking systems and numerical targets can both sharpen and warp our values, exploring how life becomes less playful when everything is reduced to points.

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