Game theory

This book offers a concise overview of game theory, a new field of science that has already achieved many important results in evolutionary biology and economics and is beginning to bring revolutionary discoveries to many other fields, such as psychology and political science. Ken Binmore, a mathematician and expert in game theory, presents his field in a way that will captivate the reader and draw them into the subject. And although his explanation contains only a minimal amount of mathematical concepts, it is far from superficial. On the contrary, it shows where game theory can be successfully applied: from negotiations in meetings and ethical decision-making to finding successful strategies for card games and calculating the sex ratio among individuals in a bee colony. The book also includes a series of mini-portraits of the fascinating, and sometimes eccentric, founders of this field – including John Nash, the main character of the famous film A Beautiful Mind.