Applying Mathematical Game Theory Principles to Survivor

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Applying Mathematical Game Theory Principles to Survivor

Survivor Global host Shannon Guss (@ShannonGaitz) talks to international Survivor theme song writer and maths genius Jacob Sager Weinstein (@jacobsw) about applying mathematical game theory principles to playing Survivor, analysing Survivor, manipulating loved ones and avoiding fiery car crashes. They discuss Backwards Induction, Zero Sum Games, Nash Equilibrium and Games With Multiple Equilibriums as they dissect the show at large.

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