Unlocking Human Behavior: The Science of Decision Making with Game Theory π²
Discover how game theory reveals the mathematical principles behind human choices, from high-stakes dilemmas to everyday interactions. Learn how strategic decisions shape our lives and relationships.

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With up to ten years in prison at stake, will Wanda rat Fred out? Welcome to game theory: looking at human interactions through the lens of mathematics. Want to learn more? Join Hank Green and play along in this fun new episode of SciShow!
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Sources:
https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/microeconomics/nash-equilibrium-tutorial
http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/whatis.htm
http://assets.cambridge.org/97805213/61774/sample/9780521361774ws.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcLZMYPdpH4
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-20181-5_1
http://www.gametheory.net/dictionary/Game.html
Image Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
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Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Accalia Elementia, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Mike Frayn, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Kathy Philip, Patrick D. Ashmore, Thomas J., charles george, and Bader AlGhamdi.
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Sources:
https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/microeconomics/nash-equilibrium-tutorial
http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/whatis.htm
http://assets.cambridge.org/97805213/61774/sample/9780521361774ws.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcLZMYPdpH4
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-20181-5_1
http://www.gametheory.net/dictionary/Game.html
Image Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
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