Book · 2017 · Decision making
Inadequate Equilibria
Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck
Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Liv Boeree (2 episodes), Dwarkesh Patel (1 episode) and Robert Evans (1 episode) on The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode) and Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode).
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So there's this really incredible short online book called inadequate equilibria. Okay. By the guy who wrote most of the stuff on LessWrong, Eliezer Yudkowsky. And I recommend inadequate equilibria Yes, it's it's name.
Liv Boeree · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2022 Listen at 1:21:33 Questions about Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Who recommends Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky on podcasts?
Liv Boeree (2 episodes) has recommended Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Inadequate Equilibria the most?
The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode) and Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode).
Is Inadequate Equilibria recommended, or only discussed?
Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2025-03-13.
What do people say about Inadequate Equilibria?
Liv Boeree on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-07-28): "So there's this really incredible short online book called inadequate equilibria. Okay. By the guy who wrote most of the stuff on LessWrong, Eliezer Yudkowsky. And I recommend inadequate equilibria Yes, it's it's name."
When was Inadequate Equilibria last mentioned on a podcast?
Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky was last discussed on Behind the Bastards by Robert Evans on 2025-03-13.
The best things said about it
And 2014 she attends a lecture by Alicia yid Kowski on the subject of inadequate equilibria which is the title of a book that yid Kowski had wrote about the time and the book is about where and how civilizations get stuck.
Elias rudowsky wrote a book called inadequate equilibria as i'm sure you know.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky is an online book exploring game theory, societal traps, and the reasons why civilizations often remain stuck in suboptimal states. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Liv Boeree recommended the book on multiple occasions, describing it as a short and incredible online text written by the primary author behind LessWrong, and using it to discuss societal traps and Nash equilibria. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans noted that a subject had attended a lecture by Yudkowsky on the subject of inadequate equilibria, connecting the lecture to the themes of civilization-level coordination problems explored in the book. On the Dwarkesh Podcast, Dwarkesh Patel brought up Yudkowsky's work to discuss civilization's methods for handling asymmetric information and coordination failures. Across these podcast episodes, speakers highlighted how the book provides valuable frameworks for understanding why large-scale systems fail to improve organically and how individuals can navigate complex societal coordination dilemmas.
Every mention
Liv Boeree So there's this really incredible short online book called inadequate equilibria. Okay. By the guy who wrot… 2
“So there's this really incredible short online book called Inadequate Equilibria. By the guy who wrote most of the stuff on Less Wrong, Eliezer Yudkowsky.”
“So there's this really incredible short online book called inadequate equilibria. Okay. By the guy who wrote most of the stuff on LessWrong, Eliezer Yudkowsky. And I recommend inadequate equilibria Yes, it's it's name.”
Dwarkesh Patel elias rudowsky wrote a book called inadequate equilibria as i'm sure you know 1
“elias rudowsky wrote a book called inadequate equilibria as i'm sure you know”
Robert Evans and 2014 she attends a lecture by Alicia yid Kowski on the subject of inadequate equilibria which is the ti… 1
“and 2014 she attends a lecture by Alicia yid Kowski on the subject of inadequate equilibria which is the title of a book that yid Kowski had wrote about the time and the book is about where and how civilizations get stuck”