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Rock, Paper, Scissors - Game Theory in everyday life: strategies for co-operation [Kindle Edition]

Len Fisher (Author)

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"Through a combination of real-world examples...and philosophical problems, Fisher shows us that we're more cooperative than we sometimes think we are, while at the same time startlingly more selfish than we out to be...the writing is lively, the scientific discourse clear and accessible, and the ideas challenging and exciting."

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Game theory shows you how to live a more productive, more harmonious and happier life

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 670 KB
Print Length: 279 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0465009387
Publisher: Hay House (3 May 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0042JU820
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #117,571 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #9 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Science > Mathematics > Applied > Game Theory
- #96 in Books > Science & Nature > Mathematics > Mathematical Theory > Game Theory

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Fun game theory guide 23 Nov 2009

By Rolf Dobelli TOP 500 REVIEWER

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Len Fisher, an award-winning author of popular science books, has written an entertaining, enlightening and practical guide to the abstruse discipline of game theory. Fisher shows how game theory explains phenomena as mundane as why spoons go missing from a coffee break room, as ingenious as rabbinical problem solving in the Talmud and as fateful as global warming. getAbstract finds that his lively writing invites a wide audience. Fisher engages lay readers by elucidating an intensively mathematical subject without heavy reliance on equations or jargon. His treatment of the subject makes game theory appear only slightly more complicated than child's play. In fact, he often uses children's games to illustrate the role of game theory in daily life.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

An excellent introduction to Game Theory in Everyday Life 23 Dec 2008

By K. H. M. Bray

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As a newcomer to game theory I found "Rock, Paper, Scissors" a particularly interesting and compelling read. This is a book I can thoroughly recommend to anyone with an interest in the topic.
I had previously believed game theory to be an obscure field of mathematics with limited relevance to my everyday life and had therefore been hesitant about engaging with the topic; this book shattered that na�ve assumption!
In "Rock, Paper, Scissors" Len Fisher sets out a very readable account of how game theory can provide ways of understanding and getting more out of many aspects of everyday life. The book starts with the basic nature of the Nash equilibrium, moves on to use game theory to examine how different social dilemmas arise, provides strategies for cooperation and finishes with an insightful chapter summarising how a more cooperative approach can be achieved. Finally the very comprehensive notes, sensibly positioned at the end of the text, greatly enhance the reader's understanding of the topic as well as providing a springboard for further research into specific areas of interest.

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Rock/paper/scissors 14 Feb 2012

By Dr. Simon Smith

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This is a thoughtful + fun + well written guide to game theory.I like a book that will alter ,like a prism ,the way you see the world + this book does.I'm not sure it has a water-tight solution to the infamous prisoners dilemma thou.Worth reading

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Utter rubbish, I'm afraid...

Says it all really. I am not sure he has really thought much about his subject matter. He flits around, enlessly telling the reader about how whacky he is, and just doesn't get... Read more

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