WELCOME TO

NON•ZERO•SUM GAMES

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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 explore a new aspect of game theory, moral philosophy, ethical economics and artificial intelligence—looking to solve the complex problems we face in our world together.

WHAT'S NEW?


A peacock running from a predator COSTLY SIGNALLING
Jaiveer on buried mastery, Nash Equilibria and peacocks

WHAT'S NEXT?

All the posts are connected through the lens of non-zero-sum games, but they fall into a few broad categories. You can start your journey with whatever appeals to you:

Hercules beetles facing off GAME THEORY
exploring strategic interaction
A diagram showing the shifted centre of the political spectrum MORAL PHILOSOPHY
exploring ethics and values
A moth flying by moonlight ETHICAL ECONOMICS
realigning systems & incentives with human values
Hedgehog pondering shapes FOUNDATIONS
complexity, consciousness, and history
A hedgehog and a crab NON-ZERO-SUM GAMES IN NATURE
cooperation in the wild
Liv Boeree illustration NON-ZERO HEROES
champions of cooperation
Misalignment illustration AI AND ITS MALCONTENTS
navigating a future with new friends?
Minimalist 3D Tetris blocks ALL THE GAMES & SIMULATIONS
discovery through play
Four rabbits looking at paintings CREATIVITY
the only thing I'm actually qualified to write about

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

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