Game Theory Explained
by Ishita Mehra
Latest episode
Prof. Tianyi Wang on the Game Theory of Politics and Media
Prof. Tianyi Wang on the Game Theory of Politics and Media
About this podcast
This 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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 31 episodes
- Prof. Tianyi Wang on the Game Theory of Politics and Media · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this weeks episode, we speak to Prof. Tianyi Wang about applying Game Theory to real-world situations in politics and communication.
- Prof. Debanjan Borthakur on the Psychology of Game Theory · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 1This week's episode explores a side of Game Theory we have never talked about before on the show: the psychology behind it. We go deeper into the new developments in the field…
- Prof. Aumann on Nuclear Bombs Keeping Peace (part 3/4) · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 29Prof. Aumann talks about the Paradox of Nuclear Bombs causing World Peace.
- Prof. Aumann on The '05 Economics Nobel Prize (part 2/4) · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 28Prof. 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) · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 27Prof. 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) · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 26Prof. 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…
- Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Incentives in Bribery (part 2/3) · 9 min · Season 3 Episode 25Professor Maitreesh Ghatak shares his views on Incentives in Bribery and corruption.
- Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak on Joint Liability in Microfinance (part 1/3) · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 24Professor 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) · 10 min · Season 3 Episode 23Dr. 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) · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 22Dr. 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) · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 21Dr. 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) · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 20Prof. 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) · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 19Professor Ratul Lahkar shares his insights on a particular evolutionary Game Theory game known as War of Attrition.
- Prof. Ratul Lahkar on Evolutionary Game Theory (part 1/3) · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 18Prof. Ratul Lahkar talks about the differences between classical and evolutionary Game Theory.
- Prof. Debasis Mishra on Vickrey-Dutch Procurement Auctions (part 3/3) · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 17Professor Debasis Mishra talks about ascending and descending price auctions along with vickrey auctions.
- Prof. Debasis Mishra on Top Trading Cycle Algorithm (part 2/3) · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 16Professor 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) · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 15Professor Debasis Mishra talks about the Gale-Shapley Deferred Acceptance Algorithm and Matching Theory.
- Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Second Highest Bidder Auctions (part 3/3) · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 14In this episode, professor parikshit Ghosh talks about auction theory, its types and advantages.
- Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Cheap Talk Games (part 2/3) · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 13Professor Parikshit Ghosh talks about cheap talk games, signalling games and moral limits of markets.
- Prof. Parikshit Ghosh on Nash Bargaining Theorem (part 1/3) · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 12Professor Parikshit Ghosh gives an insight into behavioural economics, oligopolies and the Nash Bargaining Concept.
