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The Predictioneer's Game
- Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
- Lu par : Sean Runnette
- Durée : 9 h et 32 min
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Description
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a master of game theory, which is a fancy label for a simple idea: People compete, and they always do what they think is in their own best interest. Bueno de Mesquita uses game theory and its insights into human behavior to predict and even engineer political, financial, and personal events. His forecasts, which have been employed by everyone from the CIA to major business firms, have an amazing 90 percent accuracy rate, and in this dazzling and revelatory book he shares his startling methods and lets you play along in a range of high-stakes negotiations and conflicts.
Revealing the origins of game theory and the advances made by John Nash, the Nobel Prize—winning scientist perhaps best known from A Beautiful Mind, Bueno de Mesquita details the controversial and cold-eyed system of calculation that he has since created, one that allows individuals to think strategically about what their opponents want, how much they want it, and how they might react to every move. From there, Bueno de Mesquita games such events as the North Korean disarmament talks and the Middle East peace process and recalls, among other cases, how he correctly predicted which corporate clients of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm were most likely engaged in fraudulent activity (hint: one of them started with an E). And looking as ever to the future, Bueno de Mesquita also demonstrates how game theory can provide successful strategies to combat both global warming (instead of relying on empty regulations, make nations compete in technology) and terror (figure out exactly how much U.S. aid will make Pakistan fight the Taliban).
But as Bueno de Mesquita shows, game theory isn’t just for saving the world. It can help you in your own life, whether you want to succeed in a lawsuit (lawyers argue too much the merits of the case and question too little the motives of their opponents), elect the CEO of your company (change the system of voting on your board to be more advantageous to your candidate), or even buy a car (start by knowing exactly what you want, call every dealer in a fifty-mile radius, and negotiate only over the phone).
Savvy, provocative, and shockingly effective, The Predictioneer’s Game will change how you understand the world and manage your future. Life’s a game, and how you play is whether you win or lose.
Commentaires
“Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has demonstrated the power of using game theory and related assumptions of rational and self-seeking behavior in predicting the outcome of important political and legal processes. No one will fail to appreciate and learn from this well-written and always interesting account of his procedures.”—Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize-winning economist; Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
“The Predictioneer's Game teaches us that we can predict how a conflict may be resolved if we carefully consider the incentives for all parties in the conflict. In an extraordinary range of applications, from ancient history to tomorrow's headlines, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita demonstrates the power of the game-theoretic approach.”—Roger B. Myerson, Nobel Prize-winning economist; Professor, University of Chicago
“Organized thought applied to problems can illuminate and help solve them. This easy and enjoyable read is, in many ways, a how-to book for that very purpose.”—George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State
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- Joni23
- 13/06/2013
Don't make this a habit audible!
What did you like best about The Predictioneer's Game? What did you like least?
As you can see in figure 2.4, my opinion of this book is very clear. The left axis represents my enjoyment of the book and the right axis represents the book over time. From the graph the reasons for my opinion should be clear.
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- Eric
- 01/02/2010
Disappointed
I thought this would be an interesting read along the lines of Malcolm Gladwell. Unfortunately, this is really a book more interested on promoting the author and how "brilliant" he is rather than telling an interesting story.
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- Mark T
- 01/02/2012
Where are the figures?
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The book relies on a pretty significant number of figures. Where are they? Most audible books have an attachment at this point.
Also, the reader's style is off for this book. It's almost as if he's reading a romance novel, which the book is not.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
A soft and perhaps sensuous voice, which doesn't really fit the topic.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
- Sojournalist
- 14/07/2010
Interesting material, missing figures
BBdM has an interesting quantitative approach to political science and this book shines in its description of using it to solve current events issues.
I am disappointed that the figures referred to in the book are not available as a .pdf download, as I have gotten from numerous other Audible books.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Kim Drnec
- 01/08/2014
Eye-opening
If you could sum up The Predictioneer's Game in three words, what would they be?
Eye-opening to the power of math
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Predictioneer's Game?
When I realized human nature is not really bad, it just is, and it can largely be predicted if we remember that we are all out to make the best decision for ourselves without necessarily wanting to badly affect others.
Which character – as performed by Sean Runnette – was your favorite?
It's a non-fiction with no characters
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Mathematics explains human nature
Any additional comments?
If you know anything, really even just a little, about game theory and if you like math this is a fascinating proof that our behavior isn't as mysterious as we might think.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- Roland
- 06/12/2010
doubts remain: science or scam?
The author thinks politics can be modeled as games and simulated by a computer, thus the outcome of the simulation is an accurate prediction of the future, or can be used to nudge the outcome to a desirable position. This is an intriguing proposal for the listener. Unfortunately the Author gives only a glimpse on how his method works, and refers always to the "new algorithm" without describing it. Further, his hit score of over 90% sounds absurdly high, not to mention that he explains away the remaining 10%.
I have written him to disclose his algorithm a week ago and still waiting an answer.
Neverthanless I got really interested in game theory trought this audiobook even if the pleasant narrators voice did not reveal much about this modern and actual topic
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- dubraska p.
- 25/04/2019
Great book
This is a book that needs to be listen twice for full understanding, it’s great and I will get back to it sooner than later.
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- Berumen Towing
- 04/03/2019
really logical
I found this book interesting. it helped me to ask for the most important questions to solve things and get the best outcome of any situation.
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- Trevor
- 22/10/2018
Neat book, needs figures
Neat book, needs a figure sheet though. Most 9ther audiobooks, including others by Bueno de Mesqita come with them, so what gives?
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- Francisco Carlos De Villa Soto
- 01/08/2018
A book to read, not to listen to.
This is a book that should be read, not listened to because it has many illustrations that are not shown and are mentioned in the reading. Besides that, it is a must read.
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- K
- 28/05/2022
Interesting topic, but this is advertising
The method is interesting but the book sounds 30 percent like advertising for his algorithm.
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- Otto Ruthenberg
- 26/12/2009
good instruction for survival but bad advice for a "good life"
bueno de mesquita predicts the outcome of complex and dynamic political interaction with his model presuming all act rationally, this seems to work pretty well in many circumstances and is certainly instructive for decisions even though you should not base your existence on brazen self interest only!! But please also know the limitations as there are, people ever so often dont act rationally, if you dont get the input right you get garbage out and if you want to sell the result to others they better be believers. However, in a survival context or if you are desparate to win in todays life in a sharks pond you better know and act as Mesquita suggests. Find love elsewhere...
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