What Is Collective Action: Free Riders, Commons, and the Logic of Cooperation
What is the collective action problem? Explore the tragedy of the commons, Elinor Ostrom's Nobel-winning research, game theory, and why some groups...
March 2025
August 2024
Why Humans Cooperate: The Evolutionary and Game-Theory Foundations
Why do humans cooperate at unprecedented scales? The science of kin selection, reciprocal altruism, Axelrod's tournaments, altruistic punishment,...
December 2023
What Is Game Theory? Strategy, Equilibrium, and Why People
Game theory is the mathematical study of strategic interaction. From the Prisoner's Dilemma to nuclear deterrence, this explainer covers Nash equilibria, cooperation, auctions, signaling, and why the theory changed economics, biology, and political science.
December 2022
What Is Game Theory? Strategy, Equilibrium, and Why People Cooperate
Game theory is the mathematical study of strategic interaction. From the Prisoner's Dilemma to nuclear deterrence, this explainer covers Nash...