Podcast appearances and mentions of Steven J Brams

In this episode, Kelly explains how Game Theory manifests in The Wire, with a focus on Tommy Carcetti.    Works Cited: “Game theory is a theoretical framework for conceiving social situations among competing players. In some respects, game theory is the science of strategy, or at least the optimal decision-making of independent and competing actors in a strategic setting.” - Investopedia   “Some literary work can correctly (and non-metaphorically) be denominated a game if a) it is a game which the reader plays, or b) it is a game which the reader views.” - The Detective Story: A Case Study of Games in Literature   Game Theory and Literature by Steven J. Brams   “All situations in which at least one agent can only act to maximize his utility through anticipating (either consciously, or just implicitly in his behavior) the responses to his actions by one or more other agents is called a game. Agents involved in games are referred to as players.” - Stanford Encyclopedia “Communication is pointless in constant-sum games because there is no possibility of mutual gain from cooperating. In variable-sum games, on the other hand, the ability to communicate, the degree of communication, and even the order in which players communicate can have a profound influence on the outcome.” - Investopedia

In this episode, Kelly explains how Game Theory manifests in The Wire, with a focus on Tommy Carcetti.    Works Cited: “Game theory is a theoretical framework for conceiving social situations among competing players. In some respects, game theory is the science of strategy, or at least the optimal decision-making of independent and competing actors in a strategic setting.” - Investopedia   “Some literary work can correctly (and non-metaphorically) be denominated a game if a) it is a game which the reader plays, or b) it is a game which the reader views.” - The Detective Story: A Case Study of Games in Literature   Game Theory and Literature by Steven J. Brams   “All situations in which at least one agent can only act to maximize his utility through anticipating (either consciously, or just implicitly in his behavior) the responses to his actions by one or more other agents is called a game. Agents involved in games are referred to as players.” - Stanford Encyclopedia “Communication is pointless in constant-sum games because there is no possibility of mutual gain from cooperating. In variable-sum games, on the other hand, the ability to communicate, the degree of communication, and even the order in which players communicate can have a profound influence on the outcome.” - Investopedia

I talk to Orlando Lovell about how she uses cake as her medium of design to tell important stories and why, even for designers, the medium is the message. Orlando is an interdisciplinary designer whose main medium is cake. You can read her book, CAKE - A Research https://issuu.com/orlandolovell/docs/cake_research (here). See more of her: http://orlandolovell.com/ (http://orlandolovell.com/) Also in the episode: Marshall McLuhan and his books Understanding Media and The Medium is the Massage. Audio clips of his lectures and TV appearances are taken from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4-cqfoasZPD7snPQP2cMg (mywebcowtube) Correction: I say that the quote from Eating for Victory is by Emily Bentley. The author is actually Amy Bentley from NYU. Quotes from: https://nyuscholars.nyu.edu/en/publications/eating-for-victory-food-rationing-and-the-politics-of-domesticity (Eating for Victory Amy Bentley, NYU) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1004954120815 (Fair division: From cake cutting to dispute resolution. Steven J. Brams and Alan D. Taylor.) Music for this episode is by Text Me Records/Grandbankss, Anna Domini Beats, Wayne Jones and Patrick Patrikios.