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Can Game Theory Predict The Next President?

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For years I have been ignorantly fascinated by Game Theory. By that I mean I know there's this whole interesting study of strategy and decision making that would inform my understanding of a lot of things -- politics, business, psychology -- if I only knew more about it.  

A lot of us practice game theory without ever knowing we're doing it. I think -- although I may be about to be corrected -- that when you wait for a moment at the supermarket, sizing up the various cashier lines before you decide which one to get into, you may be engaging in game theory. Or I may be, anyway. I really weigh certain factors and apply certain rules. Individual transactions -- e.g. the time it takes to pay -- take a lot longer than multiple items. Three people with five items each will take a lot longer than one person with 30 items. 
 
One of the nation's leading game theory experts will break down biger stuff, like the election, on today's show.
 
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Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.

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