Len Fisher's Blog, page 2

Game Theory, Shmame Theory: Let’s Find a New Name That Doesn’t Put People Off

Game theory is about the strategies that we use every day in our interactions with other people. It analyzes the consequences of those strategies, exposes the traps that we can get ourselves into, and suggests ways that we can escape from those traps. It is a terribly important adjunct to psychology, yet few people realize its power and usefulness. 

Game Theory, Shmame Theory: Let���s Find a New Name That Doesn���t Put People Off

Game theory is about the strategies that we use every day in our interactions with other people. It analyzes the consequences of those strategies, exposes the traps that we can get ourselves into, and suggests ways that we can escape from those traps. It is a terribly important adjunct to psychology, yet few people realize its power and usefulness. 

Game Theory, Shmame Theory: Let’s Find a New Name That Doesn’t Put People Off

Game theory is about the strategies that we use every day in our interactions with other people. It analyzes the consequences of those strategies, exposes the traps that we can get ourselves into, and suggests ways that we can escape from those traps. It is a terribly important adjunct to psychology, yet few people realize its power and usefulness.

 

Game Theory, Shmame Theory: Let's Find a New Name That Doesn't Put People Off

Game theory is about the strategies that we use every day in our interactions with other people. It analyses the consequences of those strategies, exposes the traps that we can get ourselves into, and suggests ways that we can escape from those traps. It is a terribly important adjunct to psychology, yet few people realize its power and usefulness.

I think that the problem lies in the name, which describes how it analyzes human interactions as games that we play. Unfortunately, the name...

John Nash's Beautiful Mind and You

Today marks the 60th anniversary of John Nash's discovery of a major stumbling block in human relationships. It is something that we should all know about - a Catch-22 logical trap that can damage relationships, foul up society and even block our efforts to resolve important problems like global warming. The discovery won him a Nobel Prize, and fame as the subject of the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind. Yet few people know what Nash's discovery actually was, and fewer still realize just how often we encounter it in our daily lives.

John Nash's Beautiful Mind and You

Today marks the 60th anniversary of John Nash's discovery of a major stumbling block in human relationships. It is something that we should all know about - a Catch-22 logical trap that can damage relationships, foul up society and even block our efforts to resolve important problems like global warming. The discovery won him a Nobel Prize, and fame as the subject of the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind. Yet few people know what Nash's discovery actually was, and fewer still realize just how often we encounter it in our daily lives.

John Nash's Beautiful Mind and You

Today marks the 60th anniversary of John Nash's discovery of a major stumbling block in human relationships. It is something that we should all know about - a Catch-22 logical trap that can damage relationships, foul up society and even block our efforts to resolve important problems like global warming. The discovery won him a Nobel Prize, and fame as the subject of the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind. Yet few people know what Nash's discovery actually was, and fewer still realize just h...

Strategies for Bargain Hunting: Lessons from the Octopus

The coconut-carrying octopus bears an uncanny resemplance to a shopper triumphantly carrying an armload of bargains. But the comparison doeasn't end there ...

Strategies for Bargain Hunting: Lessons from the Octopus

Scientists have discovered that the veined octopus Amphioctopus marginatus "stilt walks" across the sea floor while carrying a pair of split coconut shells under its body, like an overloaded shopper triumphantly carrying an armload of bargains. The image was so striking that the snorkeling researchers had some trouble stopping themselves from laughing and filling their masks with water. It's an image that raises an interesting question - whether it's an octopus looking for the best shells...

How to Make Good Decisions Fast