Game Theory

Every radical idea that's now mainstream once sat outside the Overton Window of acceptable discourse. The mechanics of how it moved — and who moves it.

Your doctor, your financial advisor, your real estate agent — none of them are optimising for your outcome. The structural reason why, and what to do about it.

Axelrod's famous tournament had a sequel. The winning strategy changed — and the change reveals something profound about generosity in competitive environments.

A peacock's tail is a handicap. An expensive degree is a signal. A luxury watch is a message. The hidden language of costly honest signals.

You're offered free money — but only if you accept an insulting split. Most people reject it. Economists can't explain why.

Why nobody picks the restaurant, hospitals order unnecessary tests, and game theory's Nash Equilibrium predicted it in 1951.

From the Cuban Missile Crisis to Uber vs. Lyft — the game theory of commitment, bluffing, and knowing when to swerve.

The Prisoner's Dilemma — a Nobel Prize-winning idea from 1950 — explains everything from traffic jams to office politics. Here's how it works.