With Andy having fled the country, Will is joined by Trevor Wood to talk about Nash equilibria, reputation-based currency, and the 16th-century tulip bubble. (They will try to avoid discussing Diplomacy too much.)

You may remember Trevor from his Season 2 appearance on mathematics and mathematicians.

  • von Neumann
  • John Nash
  • Tulip mania
  • @dcurtis on SpaceX and Instagram
  • 2010 Flash Crash (do not confuse)
  • Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom
  • How Bitcoin works
  • beenz
  • Swatch .beats
  • golden balls. the weirdest split or steal ever!
  • Buy tickets for our screening of Prometheus at the Arts Picturehouse. Come heckle us in the flesh!

Tracklist * The Hives – Supply and Demand * Battles – Wall Street * I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles * Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues * R.E.M. – It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Hex game by Dvortygirl

Bubble Generator by jemsweb


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