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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 11 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Very Short Introductions ; |
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Ken, Binmore.
Very Short Introductions. Spoken word ;
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Very short introductions ; 173.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Jesse Einstein. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Game theory.
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| Added Author |
Einstein, Jesse.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666113273 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666113271 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14232933 |
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