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    Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
    Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
    Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
    Audiobook6 hours

    Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    Written by Ken Binmore

    Narrated by Jesse Einstein

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    About this audiobook

    Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of game theory, a groundbreaking field that analyzes how to play games in a rational way. Ken Binmore, a renowned game theorist, explains the theory in a way that is both entertaining and non-mathematical yet also deeply insightful, revealing how game theory can shed light on everything from social gatherings, to ethical decision-making, to successful card-playing strategies, to calculating the sex ratio among bees. With mini-biographies of many fascinating, and occasionally eccentric, founders of the subject-including John Nash, subject of the movie A Beautiful Mind-this book offers a concise overview of a cutting-edge field that has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psychology to political science.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 1, 2021
    ISBN9781666113266
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    • 4/5
      Good summary. Tells quite a few complexities involved with game theory, but the answers are probably too complex to be easily explained in this book.