Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-03-30
Books mentioned on Maria Konnikova: How to Make Your Own Luck | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 424
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Biggest Bluff
Maria Konnikova’s compelling book, The Biggest Bluff, chronicles the author’s fascinating journey from a complete poker novice to becoming a professional player while learning profound lessons about risk, control, and decision-making.
Recommended“that was Maria konakova her book is called the biggest Bluff and you can get it wherever you get your books”
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The confidence game
Discussed“the others are called Mastermind how to think like Sherlock holes and the confidence game which is about con artists”
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Critique of Pure Reason
Discussed“in his critique of pure reason the German philosopher Emmanuel Kant proposes betting as an antidote to one of the great ills of society”
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern is the foundational text of game theory that establishes mathematical frameworks for strategic decision-making and economic behavior.
Discussed“I was originally introduced to Poker through Game Theory through the work of John Von noyman As I was reading about luck and kind of immersing myself in the world of chance and how to think about chance I read John Von neyman's theory of games which is the foundational text of Game Theory”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Biggest Bluff
“audio excerpted courtesy penguin Random House audio from the biggest Bluff by Maria kekova narrated by the author”