Game Theory Explained: How Simple Rules Shape Dating and Life Choices

Podcast: Pattern Break · Adrian Walsh

Opublikowano: 2026-11-01

Ever wonder why dating feels like playing chess against someone who keeps changing the rules? In this episode, Casey breaks down game theory - the mathematical framework that explains why people make the choices they do in love, work, and life. Turns out, we're all just players in elaborate games we didn't even know we were playing. On Pattern Break, we explore how mathematicians John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern created a simple system in 1944 that now explains everything from why your ex ghosted you to why coworkers throw each other under the bus. Casey walks through the Nash Equilibrium...