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52 | Frank Lantz on the Logic and Emotion of Games

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Playing Poker Is Like Playing Go

Poker and go are the two games that I've played most deeply in my life. Poker is so much about tapping into your ego and the ego of other people. Go involves all of the kind of problem solving that cognitive problem solving goes into go. There's still lots of math in poker and lots of ways to apply yourself.

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