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132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist

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Game theorist Michael Chez says Jane Austen was a game theorist. Game theory is useful because it makes you think about things in a more clear way, he says. But I'm not sure if it really gives you a huge advantage over the Soviet Union or anything like that,. He adds: "It doesn't necessarily teach us how to solve the world's problems"

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