Brian E. Balster
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Hidden Games
- The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
- By: Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn’t seem rational at all - which, unfortunately, casts doubt on game theory’s real-world credibility. In Hidden Games, Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoeli find a surprising middle ground between the hyperrationality of classical economics and the hyper-irrationality of behavioral economics.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Authors’ bias is very clear
- By Xi Chen on 05-03-22
- Hidden Games
- The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
- By: Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
book is excellent example of bias they say is bad
Reviewed: 09-02-22
They never really got to game theory, but spent most of their time talking about how people bias and slant results.
EVERY one of their examples of bias was an example from the right. There was NEVER an example of anyone on the left doing this . They Did say a couple of times that 'all politicians do this'; yet EVERY example was of bias on the right.
I kept waiting for them to say something like: " our last chapter was intentionally biased, as an example".. But Nope,
I got as far as when they were saying that "people that bias their results even fool themselves into thinking they aren't doing it".
I still need/want to read a book on game theory; too bad this wasn't one
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Atomic Adventures
- Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder - A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science
- By: James Mahaffey
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,021
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,832
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,832
Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey's books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey's new book looks back at the atom's wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright future.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Terrific at Times but Flawed at Others
- By David Foster on 08-14-17
- Atomic Adventures
- Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder - A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science
- By: James Mahaffey
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
one of the best audible books i've heard
Reviewed: 07-22-21
i didn't know what i'd be getting with this story;
What i got, was the personal account of someone in nuclear science at Georgia Tech. I didn't even know that there WAS nuclear science at Georgia Tech... Boy was i Wrong!
The author's group was directly involved with MOST of the stories presented... ESPECIALLY cold nuclear fusion. He describes in detail, why things did NOT work. And he does this in an interesting and entertaining way.
Are you curious How to poison someone to death with nuclear materials? This is the book for you!
(spoiler alert! DON'T POISON PEOPLE, NO GOOD WILL COME OF IT!)
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