Non-zero-sum James
Strong believer in effective altruism and have taken the giving pledge. My weekly blog at nonzerosum.games is a world-help site of sorts - focussing on win-win games as essential to facing global issues. I explore game-theoretical approaches to real world issues in an accessible way, using illustrations, simulations and badly drawn graphs.
I’m a Documentary filmmaker who has spent over 20 years researching, interviewing and building stories around the world - everything from the war in Afghanistan, to life in inner-city Los Angeles, to an Aussie bloke with 34 dogs. I'm a life long student, with passion for creating a better world.
Posts
The System Didn’t, and Doesn’t Need to be This Way ~ Thomas Paine on Economic...
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-04-19 | +6 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-04-19 | +6 | 0 comments
Arusha Perpetual Chicken—an unlikely iterated game
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-04-06 | +4 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-04-06 | +4 | 0 comments
Social Dilemmas — public goods, free riders, and exploitation
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-03-05 | +3 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-03-05 | +3 | 0 comments
The Stag Hunt—cultivating cooperation to reap rewards
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-02-25 | +13 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-02-25 | +13 | 0 comments
Inescapably Value-Laden Experience—Can We Make Morality Rationalisable?
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-01-15 | +2 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2025-01-15 | +2 | 0 comments
Paradigm Shifts—change everything... except almost everything
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-11-26 | +2 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-11-26 | +2 | 0 comments
A Case for Conscious Significance—an approach to free will & determinism
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-11-23 | +2 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-11-23 | +2 | 0 comments
Contagious Beliefs—Simulating Political Alignment
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-10-13 | +4 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-10-13 | +4 | 0 comments
Subgame Purrrfection—Guest Writer Jaiveer Singh Explores Subgame-Perfect Nash...
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-10-09 | +1 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-10-09 | +1 | 0 comments
Unlocking Solutions—By Understanding Coordination Problems
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-07-27 | +2 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-07-27 | +2 | 0 comments
Saving Lives Reduces Over-Population—A Counter-Intuitive Non-Zero-Sum Game
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-06-28 | +6 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-06-28 | +6 | 0 comments
A Kindness Equation ~ should I give to charity or volunteer?
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-02-08 | +13 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-02-08 | +13 | 0 comments
Moral Licensing
~ the makings of a very negative-sum game?
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-02-08 | +5 | 0 comments
by Non-zero-sum James @ 2024-02-08 | +5 | 0 comments