Dating Game Theory

TV-PG | Documentary | 1 season | 4 episodes

Ever wish there was a simpler equation for finding (and holding on to) love? Author and mathematician Alex Bellos shows us how game theory can help even the most hopeless romantic.

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Season 1

Episode 1

Finding “The One”

Can math help you recognize your soul mate?

Episode 2

The Prisoner’s Dilemma

In game theory, sometimes the most rational outcome is the worst for everyone. Good thing love makes us so irrational.

Episode 3

Avoiding Gold Diggers

It all adds up: spoiling your lover does not equal letting them take advantage of you.

Episode 4

The Chicken Game

The payoff matrix doesn’t lie. If no one backs down, this relationship is doomed.

Credits

Director: Ron Eyal