Psych – If You’re So Smart, Then Why Don’t You Know Game Theory?

Two teenagers are suspected of involvement in a murder they previously predicted. When police investigators attempt to scare them into confessing, the teens confidently point out that the detectives clearly don’t understand game theory or the prisoner’s dilemma. Rather than pressuring them together, the detectives could have separated them and offered each a plea deal for confessing first. That strategy would have created incentives for both to confess, revealing the truth.

Thanks to Mati Rogers for submitting the clip!

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Sherlock — Prisoner’s Dilemma

Sherlock works on a case involving missing women who recently arrived in London. It turns out that a taxi driver was abducting women and having them choose a poisonous pill to determine whether they lived or die. Eager for more excitement, the cabbie convinces Sherlock to play. Sherlock works through the process of trying to determine, by backward induction, which pill would be deadly.

He never finds out if he was right.

This clip was recommended by Christine Cai.

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Numb3rs: Prisoners Dilemma

Charlie explains the effects of the Prisoner’s Dilemma and how they can “trick” the prisoners into confessing the crime. It’s a little different than the traditional set-up, but still fun to watch.

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