Kevin Zolman

Professor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University · 1 appearance on the record.

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Kevin Zollman specializes in game theory, agent-based modeling, and social epistemology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the co-author of the 2016 book The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting.

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Game theory dictates parents must only use enforceable threats and rewards
“And so one of the things that game theory teaches, you want to design punishments or rewards for your kids to That are possible for you to follow through on and that you want to follow through on.”
Kevin Zolman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:09 a16z Podcast | The Macro and Micro of Parenting
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Modern parenting is fundamentally a problem of information asymmetry
“One of the fundamental problems that modern parents face is the fact that in some respects, kids know more about what's going on in the kids' lives than the parents do.”
Kevin Zolman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:46 a16z Podcast | The Macro and Micro of Parenting
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Kevin Zollman: Children Are Sophisticated Strategic Reasoners
“Kids are sophisticated, strategic reasoners in figuring out how to get what they would like to from their parents.”
Kevin Zolman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:08 a16z Podcast | The Macro and Micro of Parenting

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a16z Podcast | The Macro and Micro of Parenting Jan 2, 2019 4m
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