WELCOME TO

NON•ZERO•SUM GAMES

~ a world-help site ~

Two Rabbits thinking together

Hi, I'm Non-Zero-Sum James - your companion on this exploration of win-win games and how they are essential for a better future. Each week we'll delve into another aspect of game theory and how it can help us navigate the complex problems we face in our world together.

WHAT'S NEW?


A cat looking in the mirror and seeing a lion. A POSITIVE DOUBLE STANDARD

~ self-help principles work for individiuals not populations ~

GAME THEORY STUFF


What Are Non-Zero-Sum Games WHAT ARE NON-ZERO-SUM GAMES?

~ an introduction ~

Parable of a Polyp PARABLE OF A POLYP

~ from zero-sum to non-zero-sum ~

Combinatorial Games COMBINATORIAL GAMES

~ games with perfect information ~

Nash Equilibrium NASH EQUILIBRIUM

~ the real reason you stop at a red ~

Crabs in a Bucket CRABS IN A BUCKET

~ or links in a chain? ~

Shapley Value is Ridiculous SHAPLEY VALUE IS RIDICULOUS

~ where game theory fails in real world applications ~

Non-Zero Thinking for Kids NON-ZERO THINKING FOR KIDS

~ taking non-zero-sum thinking out into the world ~

Capitalising on Trust CAPITALISING ON TRUST

~ a karmic simulation ~

Pareto Efficiency PARETO EFFICIENCY

~ how pareto efficiency can make everyone better off (sometimes) ~

EMERGENCE


Hedgehog pondering shapes CONWAY'S GAME

~ how complexity emerges from simple rules ~

a pixelated picture, with sun rays in the form of gliders hitting a plant EMERGENCE VS ENTROPY

~ a universal paradox ~

particles coming together as ordered forms EMERGENT GRAVITY

~ create your own universe from chaos ~

A cartoon of Eukaryotic and Procariotic cells. ON THE SHOULDERS OF SUBSTRATES

~ how one phenomenon creates the foundation for the next ~

A cartoon of self-replicating robots. REPLICATORS

~ pandora's dangerous children ~

Two hedgehogs talking about je ne sais quoi. EMERGENCE IS BEAUTIFUL

~ beauty and meaning in an entropic universe ~

MORAL SPECULATIONS


A cat looking in the mirror and seeing a lion. A POSITIVE DOUBLE STANDARD

~ self-help principles work for individiuals not populations ~

Why Cooperate THE SUPER-DEFECTOR

~ Guest writer Andrew Tane Glen on why we cooperate ~ (3 parts)

It's Subjective IT'S SUBJECTIVE

~ the end of the conversation? ~

Moral Licensing MORAL LICENSING

~ the makings of a very negative-sum game ~ (2 parts)

Who is Moloch WHO IS MOLOCH?

~ the god of negative-sum games ~
(3 parts)

Taking Credit TAKING CREDIT

~ the paradox of original ideas ~

ETHICAL ECONOMICS


A dog maid serving soup A KINDNESS EQUATION

~ should you give to charity or volunteer? ~

Diminishing Returns DIMINISHING RETURNS

~ a path to shared joy? ~

Capitalism CAPITALISM

~ a zero-sum game? ~

Evil Globalisation EVIL GLOBALISATION

~ and how it is eliminating poverty ~

Relative Gains RELATIVE GAINS

~ how not to measure success ~

A Simple Recycling Idea A SIMPLE RECYCLING IDEA

~ 8 bottles ~
(3 parts)

AI AND ITS MALCONTENTS


The Alignment Problem No One Is Talking About THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

(6 parts)

4 rabbits looking at paintings, each progressively less impressed WHY I'M KEEPING MY CRAPPY DRAWINGS

~ how ai art won't supplant... art ~

NON-ZERO HEROES, GAME BLOGS and OTHER STUFF


Non-Zero Hero - Liv Boeree LIV BOEREE

~ a non-zero hero ~

2 dogs hugging WHAT CAN ONE PERSON DO?

~ Alexei Navalny ~

minimalist 3d tetris THE TETRIS EFFECT

~ minimalist 3d tetris ~

lockwise game LOCKWISE

~ a non-zero-sum game using a zero sum mechanic ~

the arcade THE ARCADE

~ a random collection of games and simulations ~


"It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

- John Holmes


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