Keyword: game theory

Fat Nation (9/3/2005)

Through innocent pursuit of self-interests, Americans have grown fat with the food industry.

Keywords: Adam Smith, biomass index, calories, fast food, fat, game theory, invisible hand, soft drinks

Games Are Serious and Ubiquitous (7/7/2006)

In game-theoretic situations, organization and coordination are needed to ensure the compatibility of individual and group interests.

Keywords: binary choice, coordination, dominant strategy, free market, game, game theory, government intervention, group interest, organization, PD, prisoner’s dilemma, self-interest, strategic behavior

Games people play (transcript) (3/27/2007)

Narrated lecture on multi-party games involving binary choices.

Keywords: binary choice, congestion, coordination, critical mass, dominant strategy, externality, game theory, gender, invisible hand, nash equilibrium, payoff matrix, prisoner's dilemma, Schelling, stable solution

Invisible-hand Game and Prisoner's Dilemma Game (11/2/2011)

Games involving binary choices can be better illustrated with N number of players rather than just two players. The invisible-hand game and the prisoner's dilemma game are featured examples in this first in a series of 3 video lectures on game theory.

Keywords: binary choices, game theory, invisible hand game, payoff matrix, PD game, prisoner's dilemma

Lending an Invisible Hand (11/30/2010)

The efforts to polish my resume for selfish reasons ended up helping many worthy causes.

Keywords: Adam Smith, collective good, game theory, group interest, invisible hand game, self-interest

On Your Mark. Get Set. Scrub! (11/30/2010)

When the majority chooses the “right” choice, it pays off to choose the “left,” especially when it comes to personal hygiene.

Keywords: collective optimum, congestion, game theory, showers