About this episode
The episode explores the concept of midwits through humor and game theory.
OR: if we were playing by Settlers of Catan rules, I'd be dead already Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/infinite-midwit All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad
People in this episode
Host: Adam Mastroianni
Topics covered
- game theory
- social dynamics
- humor
- history
- cognitive science
Keywords
- midwit
- Settlers of Catan
- game theory
- humor
- cognitive science
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Settlers of Catan
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