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Armstrong Doping Scandal: Some Cyclists 'Made The Right Choice' Not To Cheat
Oct 15, 2012 — Despite common perceptions, all pro cyclists did not use performance-enhancing drugs when Lance Armstrong was racing, says Joe Lindsey, a contributor to Bicycling magazine. "There were riders who made the right choice, and there were riders who made the wrong choice," he says.
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Doping: It's Just Part Of The Game
Aug 31, 2012 — Enhancing performance is what sports is all about. Commentator Alva Noë says drug users are not cheaters in any deep sense. Our outrage reflects our engagement with sports and is a clue to why sports matter.
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Making Peace With Our Cyborg Nature
Aug 26, 2012 — What rankles so many of Lance Armstrong's detractors is the sense that somehow, he artificially enhanced himself to reach seemingly superhuman heights. Yet the story of modern humans, argues philosopher Alva Noe, is a story of our integration with artificial and mechanical enhancements.
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Lance Armstrong's Seven Tour De France Titles Are Effectively Gone
Aug 24, 2012 — His decision to no longer contest doping charges means his records should be "obliterated," the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency says.
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Lance Armstrong Says He Won't Fight Doping Charges
Aug 23, 2012 — The seven-time Tour de France winner said he was tired of fighting "outlandish and heinous" accusations of drug use. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said it was stripping Armstrong of his titles and banning him for life.
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Legalize It: An Argument For 'Doping' In Sports
Aug 6, 2012 — Commentator Alva Noë argues that there is no reason to ban performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Prohibition stems from a bizarre confusion about what sports are all about.
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The Science Behind Olympic Six-Pack Abs
Aug 3, 2012 — Athletes train for years to get their bodies in top shape for the Olympics, and muscle definition is an attractive benefit. But for some people, chiseled abs just might not be in the cards.
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The Athlete And The Gladiator
Jul 27, 2012 — Commentator Alva Noë argues that athletes probably don't think of doping as cheating, whatever they or anyone else says. They are just doing what it takes to win because there is nothing to be gained from losing.
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April 12th Show
Apr 12, 2011 — In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, Japan reactor update, and African Americans moving from the North to the South. In the second hour, how doping allegations affect legacy in sports, and re-enactors of the Civil War.
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Athletes In the Clear, and Not
Oct 9, 2007 — Why do athletes feel they must dope?
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