Social Sciences Courses and Certifications

Game Theory: Understanding Others' Perspectives and Strategic Decision-Making - Lecture 2

Explore game theory concepts like dominant strategies, rationality, and common knowledge through real-world examples. Gain insights into strategic decision-making and player interactions.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
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Nash Equilibrium - Bad Fashion and Bank Runs - Game Theory Lecture 5

Explore Nash equilibrium, its applications, and coordination problems in game theory. Learn how communication can solve issues in social settings and investment scenarios.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
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Mixed Strategies in Game Theory - Applications in Sports, Dating, and Taxation

Explore mixed strategies in game theory through real-world examples like sports, dating, and taxes. Learn three interpretations and their implications for decision-making and policy applications.

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• 1 hour 14 minutes
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Backward Induction: Chess, Strategies, and Credible Threats in Game Theory - Lecture 15

Explore game theory concepts like Zermelo's theorem, perfect information, and Nash equilibria in sequential games. Learn about backward induction and its implications for strategic decision-making.

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• 1 hour 13 minutes
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Repeated Games: Cheating, Punishment, and Outsourcing - Game Theory Lecture 22

Explores game theory in repeated interactions, focusing on strategies for maintaining cooperation, punishment mechanisms, and applications to business relationships and moral hazard problems.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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Introduction to Game Theory - Strategies, Payoffs, and Strategic Thinking

Explore game theory fundamentals through interactive play, learning strategic thinking, decision-making, and real-world applications. Understand key concepts like dominant strategies and coordination problems.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
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Evolutionary Stability: Cooperation, Mutation, and Equilibrium in Game Theory - Lecture 11

Explore evolutionary stability in game theory, examining cooperation, mutation, and equilibrium concepts. Learn how biological strategies relate to economic principles like Nash equilibrium and domination.

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• 1 hour 12 minutes
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Nash Equilibrium - Location, Segregation and Randomization in Game Theory

Explore game theory concepts like Nash equilibrium, segregation, and mixed strategies through candidate-voter models, Schelling's location game, and rock-paper-scissors, revealing how individual choices impact societal outcomes.

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• 1 hour 14 minutes
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Repeated Games: Cooperation vs. The End Game - Lecture 21

Explore how repeated interactions in game theory affect cooperation, examining strategies, incentives, and real-world applications like lame duck leaders and retirement dynamics.

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• 1 hour 15 minutes
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Subgame Perfect Equilibrium - Wars of Attrition in Game Theory - Lecture 20

Explore game theory's "wars of attrition" in competitive scenarios. Analyze long, costly conflicts using rational strategies, equilibria, and probabilities. Gain insights into trench warfare, strikes, and business rivalries.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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Sequential Games: Moral Hazard, Incentives, and Backward Induction

Explore sequential games, moral hazard, and incentive design through borrower-lender scenarios. Learn backward induction, commitment strategies, and their applications in game theory.

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• 1 hour 11 minutes
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Best Responses in Game Theory - Soccer Penalties and Business Partnerships

Explore game theory concepts through soccer penalty kicks and business partnerships, focusing on best responses and introducing Nash Equilibrium.

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• 1 hour 12 minutes
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Imperfect Information: Information Sets and Sub-game Perfection in Game Theory - Lecture 18

Explore game theory concepts like information sets, imperfect information games, and subgame perfection. Learn to analyze complex strategic interactions and refine equilibrium notions in sequential games.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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Backward Induction - Reputation and Duels in Game Theory - Lecture 16

Explore game theory concepts like reputation-building, chain-store paradox, and dueling. Learn to apply dominance and backward induction in strategic decision-making and pre-emption games.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love - Guest Lecture

Explore psychological theories of love and attraction, including types of love, factors influencing attraction, and misattribution of arousal, in this guest lecture by Professor Peter Salovey.

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• 1 hour 10 minutes
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