How Trump is Getting the Game Theory Wrong
How Trump is Getting the Game Theory Wrong  
Podcast: Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova
Rating: Explicit Published On: Thu Mar 06 2025
Description: This week, Nate and Maria discuss Trump’s tariffs and analyze his strategy from a game theory perspective. They get into the difference between zero-sum and cooperative games, speculate on how Trump would act in the dictator game, and discuss the rationality of revenge. Then, they talk about the reboot of the infamous Fyre Festival, and why con artists so rarely reform. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.