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Game theory
The math of strategic decisions — where economics, biology, philosophy, and CS meet.
8 lessons
~130 min total
Socratic
What you'll learn
Read any strategic situation in terms of players, strategies, and payoffs
Spot Nash equilibria in simple 2-player games
See why cooperation and coordination are hard — and how they emerge anyway
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Lessons
1
What makes a "game"
Players, strategies, payoffs — and why this framing is surprisingly powerful.
3 objectives
2
Prisoner's dilemma
When "rational" choices lead everyone to a worse outcome.
3 objectives
3
Nash equilibrium
A stable point where no one wants to change their move alone.
3 objectives
4
Mixed strategies
Why rock-paper-scissors isn't solved by any pure move.
3 objectives
5
Repeated games
How cooperation can emerge when you play the same game again tomorrow.
3 objectives
6
Auctions
Why the second-price auction is almost magical.
3 objectives
7
Evolution as a game
Strategies that survive because they reproduce — not because they're "chosen".
3 objectives
8
Schelling points
How people coordinate without being able to talk.
3 objectives
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