Prisoner's Dilemma

New SEC Chair, Bitcoin, xAI Supercomputer, UnitedHealth CEO murder, with Gavin Baker & Joe Lonsdale

All-In Podcast

Used to explain the competitive spending on AI development, where companies feel compelled to invest heavily regardless of immediate ROI due to the risk of losing the race.

The Politics of Risk: A Conversation with Nate Silver (Episode #389)

Sam Harris

A Game Theory thought experiment used to explain loss of trust and its economic consequences.

Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #148

Lex Fridman

A game theory concept used by Charles Isbell in a lecture to explain a prisoner's dilemma grid, leading to the 'Smooth and Curly' nicknames.

The Science of Emotions & Relationships

Andrew Huberman

A model of cooperation used in experiments to study how individuals make predictions about the behavior of others.

Michael Kearns: Algorithmic Fairness, Privacy & Ethics | Lex Fridman Podcast #50

Lex Fridman

A classic example in game theory illustrating how individuals acting in their self-interest can lead to a collectively worse outcome than if they cooperated.

Tuomas Sandholm: Poker and Game Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #12

Lex Fridman

A classic game theory scenario illustrating strategic choices and outcomes, often used in discussions of cooperation and repeated games.

The Obvious Problem That No One Can Agree On

Veritasium

A game theory scenario used as an analogy to explain the difference between individual rationality and societal rationality.

Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are

Veritasium