Kevin J.S. Zollman
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Press coverage

Please also see the press about The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting

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What Investors Can Learn From the Best Poker Players

How investors can sometimes make the same mistakes that poker players do.

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Why Playing Poker, Chess or Bridge Can Make You a Better Investor The Street

How lessons from games like poker can teach you how to understand game theory and risk. 

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Video interviews on various game theory topcis BigThink

I recorded a series of short videos for the website BigThink on game theory topics ranging from nuclear war, to parenting, to poker.

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The Macro and Micro of parenting a16z Podcast

 Fabrizio Zilibotti and I discuss what economics, including game theory, has to say about parenting strategies across cultures and over time.

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The United Airlines Fiasco: How Game Theory Could Help NPR's Morning Edition

I discuss how airlines might use game theory to deal with oversold situations better.

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The Mystery of Motivation Psychology Today

How incentives work and can sometimes backfire

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How Election 2016 Would Be Different with Ranked-Choice Voting Newsweek

How our system of voting can (and does) influence electoral outcomes

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Why Republicans Are Flip-Flopping On Their Endorsements  The Atlantic

​The game theory behind the Republican's attempts to distance themselves from Donald Trunmp

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How Cruz and Kasich are playing at game theory  NPR's Marketplace

How presidential Ted Cruz and John Kasich tried to use game theory to prevent a Donald Trump nomination.

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The Anti-Trump Endorsement Game: The mathematical strategy behind endorsing Ted Cruz, as explained by game theory at The Atlantic

The game theory behind presidential endorsements

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Game theory an interview with Jonathan McCrea at FutureProof

FutureProof is a popular science radio show on NewsTalk in Ireland.  I spoke with them about how game theory is used to study everything from war to parenting.

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How to win at game theory at The New Scientist

Game theory for everyday life.

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Game Theory Secrets for Parents by Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wall Street Journal

An article on using game theory to solve parenting dilemmas.  This article inspired my book on game theory and parenting.

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Not Safe For Funding: The N.S.F. and the Economics of Science by Dylan Walsh, The New Yorker

A piece about the politics and economics of science funding

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Newsmaker: Kevin Zollman by Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

A brief note about my NSF Early Career award.

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Hunger Game: Is Honesty Between Animals Always the Best Policy? by Natalie Wolchover, Scientific American.  Originally written for Simons Science News

A description of my research into honesty in animal communication

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Crowds Are Not People, My Friend by Maggie Koerth-Baker New York Magazine

A discussion about the relationship between individuals and groups. It contains an interview with a collaborator and former student, Conor Mayo-Wilson, about our research on learning in groups

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Wees naief en geloof iedereen by Charolette Vlek de Groene Amsterdammer (In Dutch)

A discussion of a presentation that I gave on trusting others
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  • Home
  • About Kevin Zollman
  • Research
    • Research Overview
    • Papers
    • CV
  • Popular audiences
    • Popular Writing
    • The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting
    • Press coverage
  • Teaching
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
    • Short courses
  • Photography