Ep. 467 Haman and Murphy Discuss the Weaknesses of Game Theory
Adam Haman returns for another crossover. In this episode, they give the brief history and a critique of formal game theory. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers. Bob’s article on A Beautiful Mind. The HamanNature substack. Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Ep. 142 Explaining John Nash’s Dissertation and Why Russell Crowe Got It Backwards
In the Ron Howard movie “A Beautiful Mind,” Russell Crowe plays John Nash, a major figure in game theory. Although it was a good movie, it totally misconstrues Nash’s doctoral dissertation and how it fit into the pre-existing literature. In this episode, Bob sets the record straight. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of…
Ep. 96 Why I Am Still an Austrian Economist: My Response to Caplan
In Bob’s interview of Bryan Caplan (in episode #91), they briefly discussed Bryan’s essay criticizing Austrian economics. At listener request, in this episode Bob goes solo to give a much more comprehensive analysis of why he (Bob) remained an Austrian economist, even after seeing top-notch neoclassicals in action during his own time in grad school. Mentioned in the Episode…