John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb
by William Poundstone
Recommended by Steven Strogatz
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Math, Finance, and Philosophy.
Should you watch public television without pledging...Exceed the posted speed limit...Hop a subway turnstile without paying These questions illustrate the socalled "prisoner's dilemma", a social puzzle that we all face every day. Though the answers may seem simple, their profound implications make the prisoner's dilemma one of the great unifyin...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Math, Finance, and Philosophy.
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Steven Strogatz
“I’m not aware of any book devoted to exclusively to the biography of von Neumann, but this book does some of that along with sketching the history of game theory in connection with the Cold War”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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