Robert Axelrod

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 7, 2020 by Steven Strogatz · said 8 times in 2 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Jan 7, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Strogatz: The optimal game theory strategy was only four lines of code
“In fact, it was the shortest computer program submitted, only four lines of code. On the first move, cooperate, and on every subsequent move, do whatever the opponent did on the previous move.”
Steven Strogatz Jan 7, 2020 ▶ 1:10:29 #73 Steven Strogatz: Exploring Curiosities
Jan 7, 2020 positive
Assertion Supported
Strogatz: Winning game theory strategies are nice, forgiving, retaliatory, and clear
“What he found when he ran these tournaments of all these programs playing against each other he found that the programs that tended to do well in the tournament had four properties in common, and he summarized these four properties by saying that first, they w…”
Steven Strogatz Jan 7, 2020 ▶ 1:06:41 #73 Steven Strogatz: Exploring Curiosities
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