Game Theory Explained
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis podcast takes on the intimidating ‘Game Theory’ and presents it in simplified form. Everything ranging from interviews with famous professors to analysis of real life applications of Game Theory.
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Episodes
Prof. Aumann on Nuclear Bombs Keeping Peace (part 3/4)
January 26, 2022 10:32 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBProf. Aumann talks about the Paradox of Nuclear Bombs causing World Peace.
Prof. Aumann on The '05 Economics Nobel Prize (part 2/4)
December 14, 2021 18:03 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBProf. Aumann recalls his cited works in The '05 Economics Nobel Prize, and sings us a song describing the future of the field.
Prof. Aumann on Israeli Military Strategy (part 1/4)
December 04, 2021 13:01 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBProf. Aumann shares his take on Israeli Military Strategy, the study of knots and his simple philosophy in life: "If I want to do something, I do it."
Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Laissez-Faire vs Dirigisme (part 3/3)
August 29, 2021 17:56 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBProf. Maitreesh Ghatak shares his views on Laissez-Faire vs Dirigisme in a developing economy, and the level of intervention policymakers plan depending on the development in the country.
Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Laissez-Faire vs Dirigisme
August 29, 2021 17:56 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBProf. Maitreesh Ghatak shares his views on Laissez-Faire vs Dirigisme in a developing economy, and the level of intervention policymakers plan depending on the development in the country.
Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Incentives in Bribery (part 2/3)
August 22, 2021 11:31 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBProfessor Maitreesh Ghatak shares his views on Incentives in Bribery and corruption.
Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Joint Liability in Microfinance (part 1/3)
August 15, 2021 17:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBProfessor Maitreesh Ghatak shares his insights on Joint Liability in microcredit and microfinance, and gives a basic introduction to the problem of bribery.
Dr. Robert Simon on Politics and Game Theory (part 3/3)
August 08, 2021 11:35 - 9 minutes - 9.23 MBDr. Robert Simon shares his take on Game Theory behind politics, social institutions, dictatorships and God.
Dr. Robert Simon on Banach-Tarski Paradox (part 2/3)
August 01, 2021 18:37 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBDr. Robert Simon shares his views on the Banach-Tarski Paradox, Myopic Equilibria and Computational applications of Game Theory.
Dr. Robert Simon on Stochastic Games (part 1/3)
July 24, 2021 19:12 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBDr. Robert Simon discusses his three favourite types of non-zero sum games - Stochastic Games, Repeated Games and Bayesian Games.
Prof. Ratul Lahkar on Social Equilibrium Problem (part 3/3)
June 27, 2021 08:13 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBProf. Ratul Lahkar talks about Social Equilibrium Problem and significance of social elements in evolutionary game theory.
Prof. Ratul Lahkar on War of Attrition (part 2/3)
June 21, 2021 08:31 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBProfessor Ratul Lahkar shares his insights on a particular evolutionary Game Theory game known as War of Attrition.
Prof. Ratul Lahkar on Evolutionary Game Theory
June 13, 2021 17:15 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBProf. Ratul Lahkar talks about the differences between classical and evolutionary Game Theory.
Prof. Ratul Lahkar on Evolutionary Game Theory (part 1/3)
June 13, 2021 17:15 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBProf. Ratul Lahkar talks about the differences between classical and evolutionary Game Theory.
Prof. Debasis Mishra on Vickrey-Dutch Procurement Auctions (part 3/3)
June 06, 2021 19:03 - 16 minutes - 15 MBProfessor Debasis Mishra talks about ascending and descending price auctions along with vickrey auctions.
Prof. Debasis Mishra on Top Trading Cycle Algorithm (part 2/3)
May 30, 2021 10:03 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBProfessor Debasis Mishra gives us greater insight into matching theory by describing the two facets- Gale-Shapley and TTC.
Prof. Debasis Mishra on Gale-Shapley Deferred Acceptance Algorithm (part 1/3)
May 23, 2021 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBProfessor Debasis Mishra talks about the Gale-Shapley Deferred Acceptance Algorithm and Matching Theory.
Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Second Highest Bidder Auctions (part 3/3)
May 16, 2021 13:02 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBIn this episode, professor parikshit Ghosh talks about auction theory, its types and advantages.
Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Cheap Talk Games (part 2/3)
April 25, 2021 15:57 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBProfessor Parikshit Ghosh talks about cheap talk games, signalling games and moral limits of markets.
Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Nash Bargaining Theorem (part 1/3)
April 18, 2021 08:17 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBProfessor Parikshit Ghosh gives an insight into behavioural economics, oligopolies and the Nash Bargaining Concept.
Prof. Arunava Sen on Voting Design (part 3/3)
April 11, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week we conclude the discussion with professor Arunava Sen and talk about voting design, social choice theory and division of inheritance.
Prof. Arunava Sen on Voting Design
April 11, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week we conclude the discussion with professor Arunava Sen and talk about voting design, social choice theory and division of inheritance.
Prof. Arunava Sen on Auction Theory (part 2/3)
April 04, 2021 06:48 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this week’s episode, we continue the discussion with professor Arunava Sen on Auction Theory, The judgment of King Solomon, and games with private information.
Prof. Arunava Sen on Mechanism Design (part 1/3)
March 28, 2021 08:37 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBProfessor Arunava Sen joins us and talks about the history of Game Theory, an introduction to its application in voting and his area of expertise - mechanism design.
Analysing Poker
January 31, 2021 08:33 - 7 minutes - 7.21 MBWe introduce extensive form games and discuss how to play a game where the strength of other players is uncertain. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Game Analysis: Poker
January 31, 2021 08:33 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBWe introduce extensive form games and discuss how to play a game where the strength of other players is uncertain.
Maxmin Strategies & Correlated Equilibrium
January 24, 2021 08:28 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBWe talk about maxmin and minmax strategies, zero sum games, intuition and a correlated equilibrium system.
What is Iterative Removal?
January 17, 2021 08:49 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBHere, we talk about iterative removal of dominated strategies to help us predict possible outcomes of games.
Iterative Removal
January 17, 2021 08:49 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBHere, we talk about iterative removal of dominated strategies to help us predict possible outcomes of games.
Game Analysis: Soccer
January 10, 2021 18:11 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBThis weeks episode applies theoretical concepts into an actual sport, and tries to analyse the best strategies from the perspectives of goalies and kickers during penalty kicks.
Analysing Professional Soccer
January 10, 2021 18:11 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBThis weeks episode applies theoretical concepts into an actual sport, and tries to analyse the best strategies from the perspectives of goalies and kickers during penalty kicks.
Analysing Soccer
January 10, 2021 18:11 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBThis weeks episode applies theoretical concepts into an actual sport, and tries to analyse the best strategies from the perspectives of goalies and kickers during penalty kicks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Pareto Optimality & Betting on Games
January 03, 2021 04:30 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBIn this episode we explore Pareto optimality, how to bet on outcomes and when is having no strategy, the best strategy.
Keynes Beauty Contest Game
December 27, 2020 07:51 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBIn this episode we explore the traditional Keynes Beauty Contest Game and the presence of strictly and weakly dominant and dominated strategies.
Nash Equilibrium & The Stock Market
December 20, 2020 05:10 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBThis episode talks about the basic building block of game theory- Nash Equilibrium, and it’s application in the stock market.
Game Theory Basics & The Prisoners’ Dilemma
December 13, 2020 08:09 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBIn this episode, I go over the basics of Game Theory and apply these principles to a game known as ‘The Prisoners Dilemma’.