When your interaction with another person has an end date, like moving out of a shared apartment, do you still do the dishes? In this episode we talk about repeated prisoner's dilemmas when and end is in sight, and how things fall apart.&lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/20-caterpillar.html"&gt;Full transcript on our web site.&lt;/a&gt;

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 &lt;p&gt;When your interaction with another person has an end date, like moving out of a shared apartment, do you still do the dishes? In this episode we talk about repeated prisoner's dilemmas when and end is in sight, and how things fall apart.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/20-caterpillar.html"&amp;gt;Full transcript on our web site.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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When your interaction with another person has an end date, like moving out of a shared apartment, do you still do the dishes? In this episode we talk about repeated prisoner's dilemmas when and end is in sight, and how things fall apart.

The Centipede Made Me Do It

The real world is full of "repeated prisoners' dilemmas" in which we face the same situations over and over with the same people. In this episode we discuss the optimal solutions, going all the way back to a contest that required people to mail in computer code. Full transcript at <a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/19-iterated.html">https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/19-iterated.html</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;The real world is full of "repeated prisoners' dilemmas" in which we face the same situations over and over with the same people. In this episode we discuss the optimal solutions, going all the way back to a contest that required people to mail in computer code. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full transcript at &lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/19-iterated.html"&gt;https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/19-iterated.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The real world is full of "repeated prisoners' dilemmas" in which we face the same situations over and over with the same people. In this episode we discuss the optimal solutions, going all the way back to a contest that required people to mail in computer code. 

Who does the dishes?

Buying a house isn't as straightforward as offering a price. Contracts are malleable and buyer and seller are also negotiating who will bear the risks. Learn how game theory underlies this process.Transcript available at https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/18-contingencies.html .

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 &lt;p&gt;Buying a house isn't as straightforward as offering a price. Contracts are malleable and buyer and seller are also negotiating who will bear the risks. Learn how game theory underlies this process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcript available at https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/18-contingencies.html .&lt;/p&gt;
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Buying a house isn't as straightforward as offering a price. Contracts are malleable, and buyer and seller are also negotiating who will bear the risks. Learn how game theory underlies this process.

Home Buyin' Blues

We discuss a different kind of auction: the second price auction. It resolves many of the problems of the usual auctions, but the game is played a little differently.&lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/17-2nd_price.html"&gt;Full transcript on our web site.&lt;/a&gt;

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 &lt;p&gt;We discuss a different kind of auction: the second price auction. It resolves many of the problems of the usual auctions, but the game is played a little differently.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/17-2nd_price.html"&amp;gt;Full transcript on our web site.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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We discuss a different kind of auction: the second price auction. It resolves many of the problems of the usual auctions, but the game is played a little differently.

The Bidding Bug

Sometimes winners feel like losers. In this episode we talk about auctions, including the concept of the winner's curse and Memorial Day sales. &lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/16-pants.html"&gt;Full transcript on our web site.&lt;/a&gt;

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 &lt;p&gt;Sometimes winners feel like losers. In this episode we talk about auctions, including the concept of the winner's curse and Memorial Day sales. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://podpaperscissors.com/transcripts/16-pants.html"&amp;gt;Full transcript on our web site.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Sometimes winners feel like losers. In this episode we talk about auctions, including the concept of the winner's curse and Memorial Day sales. 

Pants on Sale

Pod Paper Scissors considers the glitches in our society due to the hidden games in everyday human interactions. Each week, hosts Ben Klemens and Liz Landau discuss a different topic relating to social interaction including markets, politics, trends, and other core facets of our society, in a causal conversation format with original songs and interviews with knowledgeable guests. 

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