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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- 61 Books in a Year July 26, 2017
- Language learning: Vocabulary more important than grammar July 24, 2017
- Two Americas, One Pseudoscience July 21, 2017
- 91-year-old gymnast July 19, 2017
- Public Service Alert: Scam Sellers on Amazon July 17, 2017
- Taking photos affects memory July 14, 2017
- Man memorizes 1774 page Chinese-English dictionary July 12, 2017
- Growth mindset: A failure to replicate July 10, 2017
- Questioning the implicit association test July 7, 2017
- Meta-analysis of home based mindfulness meditation July 5, 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.