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Game Theory episodes
- 91. Diderot Effect - How Buying Something Nice Can Make You Hate Your StuffIn this episode, the boys get into something called the Diderot Effect.Googliography: TBD59 min
- 90. Delta's Meltdown & Starbucks Stars: How Company's Turned Loyalty Into a BankIn this episode, the boys talk about the Delta Sky Miles mess and how Starbucks Stars have evolved to a $2 billion source of revenue.1 hr 2 min
- 89. Social Contagion: TikTok Tourrette's; Salem Witch Trials; & The Great June Bug HysteriaIn this episode, the guys break down how ideas can spread out of control.Googliography:Social contagion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contagionNudge Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory'TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic': https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.133161 hr 6 min
- 88. The Pink Tax - Oil Changes, Calculators, & Laxatives: Why Business Charge More for Products Marketed to WomenIn this episode, the boys look into all aspects of the pink tax -- what it means, how it happened, and what we can do about it.54 min
- 87. Benford's Law: How is This a Real Thing; Using Naturally Occurring Numbers to Fight Fraud
In this episode, the guys break down Benford's Law -- what it is, what it means, and what we can learn from the world around us.
Check out the scientific american story here:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-benfords-law-why-this-unexpected-pattern-of-numbers-is-everywhere/
52 min - 86. The Bad-Vibes Economy: Why Do We Feel This Way?In this episode, the boys talk about the so-called Vibe-session and what it means for our biases in the American economy.1 hr
- 85. The Great Ice Cream Lie, Learning Styles Are Fake, & How Conventional Wisdom Can Hurt YouIn this episode, the boys talk about how scientists may have known for years now that ice cream may be good for you._____________________________________________ Googliography:49 min
- 84. Tipping Wars: The Dictator Game, Supply & Demand, and That Awkward Moment at the RegisterIn this episode, the boys talk about the great American tipping wars_____________________________________________Connect with the show:Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/gametheorypod/comments/w35b8d/welcome_to_rgametheorypod/Website: https://www.gametheorypod.comGame Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypodGame Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPodhttps://twitter.com/tribnicChris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315_____________________________________________Googliography:https://www.foodandwine.com/coffee/baristas-reveal-how-they-feel-when-you-dont-tiphttps://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/what-we-wish-restaurant-guests-knew-about-tippinghttps://www.theverge.com/2017/6/20/15840818/uber-tipping-option-app-seattle-minneapolis-houston (Uber adds tipping)https://daily.jstor.org/why-do-people-tip/Chicago's fight over tipping ($$ WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/americas-fight-over-tipping-at-restaurants-comes-to-its-biggest-battleground-yet-13cd80a61 hr 2 min
- 83. Random Walks & Markov Chains: How To Lose All of Your Money Gambling & Predict the FutureIn this episode, the boys talk about a mathematical hypothesis and its tentacles that help describe probability with practical implications for drivers, gamblers, and anyone with money invested._____________________________________________Googliography :Markov Chain:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chainRandom Walk:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_walkMartingale Strategy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_(probability_theory)55 min
- 82. Data Torture: Harvard Dishonesty Scandal; Purdue Pharma Chart; Men Lying About HeightIn this episode, the boys examine how data is manipulated and tortured to show different results. And how you can tell_____________________________________________JOIN OUR SUMMER READING BOOK CLUB - https://bit.ly/3X3E3m0 T _____________________________________________ Connect with the show: Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/gametheorypod/comments/w35b8d/welcome_to_rgametheorypod/Website: https://www.gametheorypod.comGame Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypodGame Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPodNick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnicChris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 _____________________________________________GoogliographyHarvard Scandalhttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8LV1F3N/https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8LVrpQP/Men's heights and P valueshttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8LVFpvB/Purdue Pharma Log Charthttps://twitter.com/benjamin_rubin/status/1462971186569265154?t=AwA0tibpRN7FSLkV12bidw&s=19Open Access Publication Modelshttps://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:21a9ae0b-243f-343c-825a-910f61cb04f2Medical fraudhttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/22/there-is-a-worrying-amount-of-fraud-in-medical-researchJapanese Math Throwdownhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/math-mystery-shinichi-mochizuki-and-the-impenetrable-proof/https://www.quantamagazine.org/titans-of-mathematics-clash-over-epic-proof-of-abc-conjecture-20180920/1 hr 5 min
About Game Theory
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Speakeasy conversation about strategy, competition, economics, history, and policy from two non-experts.
The episodes include some actual economic Game Theory such as the Prisoner's Dilemma, the Traveler's Dilemma, and the Public Good game. Episodes also include conversations on dilemmas in TV/Movies, sports, and board/card games, as well as the history of military, intelligence (spies), politics, and economics.
The objective is simply to think critically about how people make strategic choices regarding the world around them and most importantly, about the people around them.