A fascinating brief video applying the prisoner’s dilemma to a famous business situation. Your Thoughts?
How Game Theory Explains Why Cigarette Companies Agreed To Ban On Cigarette Ads In The 60s
October 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Nobody Cares About The Losers
September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Robin Hanson notes that as sensitized as we are to various marginalized groups there are other categories of people who suffer from huge inequalities but for whom there are no sympathies to be found. Hanson writes: There is no social pressure whatsoever against maligning these groups. Especially striking are inequalities in attractiveness as a friend, [...]
What Makes Humans Unique?
July 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
This is a fascinating, illuminating, and myth-debunking lecture from neurologist Robert Sapolsky. He goes through a number of features of our nature, shows how they are shared with other animals and how we take these features to another level. And in the end it’s paradoxical and inspirational. It’s long but worth the time. Thanks to [...]
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