Game theory in fiction and popular books
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The Mind Game Hector Macdonald |
Ben partakes in a groundbreaking experiment on human emotions, convinced by his Oxford professor.
The text contains many references to game theory and the prisoner's dilemma, as well
as a caution against assuming everything is a zero sum game.
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Enduring Love Ian McEwan |
A four player prisoner's dilemma inspires an introspective monologue about selfishness, social good, and cooperation.
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Jurassic Park Michael Crichton |
Ian Malcolm brings wit and chaos theory to the world of dinosaurs, noting that "you forget that they are alive, that they have an intelligence of their own." A mathematician at the University of Texas at Austin makes several veiled references to game theory. | |
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A Beautiful Mind Sylvia Nasar |
A biography of John Nash, the Nobel Prize winning economist and creator of the eponymous equilibrium notion. Written by the New York Times economics correspondent. | |
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The Godfather Mario Puzo |
The classic Mafia story includes many examples of commitment, including taking hostages to ensure the safety of rival Families.
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The Royal Game Stefan Zweig |
In no other work does the game of chess take on symbolism of Nazism, schizophrenia, and fate. "But are we not already guilty of an insulting limitation in calling chess a game? Isn't it also a science, and art?" | |
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Prey Michael Crichton |
Some emailed that the book contains (as yet unidentified) game-theoretic themes. | |
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Split Infinity Piers Anthony |
To stay in the science fiction world of Proton, Stiles must master The Game, which actually consists of many, many games. | |
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