Last night I was teaching the prisoner’s dilemma to my students. Turns out there are a lot of entertaining videos on the topic. For example:
My students found these especially enjoyable:
For a more serious look at the background:
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- Dominic O’Brien: Eight Time World Memory Champion September 20, 2017
- Why are there so many languages? September 18, 2017
- Book recommendations from dreams September 15, 2017
- Big Think’s list of world’s smartest people September 13, 2017
- Meditation claims September 11, 2017
- Whitman, Alabama September 8, 2017
- How little information is enough to guess social class? September 6, 2017
- Finally, a sensible article about rewards for children September 4, 2017
- The misnamed Pavlok Electro Wristband September 1, 2017
- “Checking email less frequently reduces stress” August 30, 2017
One of my favorites non-fiction books on game theory is “prisoners dilemma” by William Poundstone. He goes over the history and evolution of the PD.
along a similar line, I enjoyed Anatol Rapoport’s autobiography CERTAINTIES AND DOUBTS
Thanks for the pointer. I will add Rapoport to my summer reading list…
Very interesting. The game show seems very twisted. I wonder what that says for the producers.