On this episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss our expectations for treatment. Topics discussed on today’s show include: Will other restaurants follow Danny Meyer's example of eliminating the tip system at his restaurants? How did Theranos go so wrong? And can they recover? This week saw huge tech deals. But do we care about these mergers? Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, they’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/slatemoney. And by OPEN ACCOUNT, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. OPEN ACCOUNT explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. OPEN ACCOUNT is now on iTunes. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.
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