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Robert Axelrod

Mentioned in 2 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

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Radiolab

Radiolab · Dec 19, 2025

The Good Show

Political scientist who conducted computer tournament of prisoner's dilemma strategies, discovering 'tit for tat' as optimal cooperative approach

Evolutionary Biology and AltruismGame Theory and Prisoner's DilemmaReciprocal Altruism Strategy
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Dec 1, 2025

337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning

Ran famous tournament demonstrating tit-for-tat strategy's success in repeated prisoner's dilemma

Game Theory Fundamentals and Mathematical FormalismUtility Functions and Preference RepresentationEvolutionary Game Theory in Biology
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