Should the 'Dynasties' camera crew have rescued those trapped penguins? Should we give iPhones to uncontacted peoples? What could possibly go wrong?

Things mentioned in this podcast:

• Penguin story: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/19/top-filmmakers-back-penguin-intervention-on-attenborough-show

• Missionary killed: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/21/us-tourist-killed-reclusive-tribe-illegal-visit-isolated-indian/

• New Scientist article about uncontacted tribes: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24090-how-many-uncontacted-tribes-are-left-in-the-world/

• TV Tropes page on why gods can’t intervene: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodsHandsAreTied

• World Happiness Report 2018: http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2018/

• Causing Death and Saving Lives by Jonathan Glover: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Causing-Death-Saving-Lives-death/dp/0140134794

• Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit https://global.oup.com/academic/product/reasons-and-persons-9780198249085

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