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Do you Believe in Mechanical Doping?

March 6, 2017 by Bernhard

About a month ago, 60 Minutes ran a segment investigating the issue of so-called “mechanical doping” in cycling. The (admittedly silly) term refers to mechanical cheating, specifically, the surreptitious placement of motors in bicycles used in professional racing. I’ll get into the specifics in a moment, but will mention as a preface that the gist of the investigation is that hidden motors have allegedly been used in the highest levels of cycling. If comment-section discussions are an indicator, it appears […]

Categories: Bicycles, Philosophy • Tags: Bayesian probability, beliefs, bikes, epistemology, mechanical doping, Quine

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