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:
peakmemory
- My Swan Song February 9, 2018
- Bilingualism predicts mathematical competence February 7, 2018
- “Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Concussions?” February 5, 2018
- Shouldn’t we know if the Implicit Association Test is valid before we hype it? February 2, 2018
- Diabetes and cognitive decline January 31, 2018
- Scientific paper has a one word abstract January 29, 2018
- Podcast on prospective memory January 26, 2018
- Just how big is that effect size? January 24, 2018
- Yes, we have no tofu! January 22, 2018
- The many voices of Nic De Houwer January 19, 2018
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.