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"Game theory helps us understand why [human] altruism happens. ... It also helps us understand the ways in which we are good."

"Running Twitter isn't as easy as colonizing Mars or electrifying the automotive industry around the world."

"Much as steam engines energized the Industrial Age, recommendation engines are the movers digitally driving 21st-century advice worldwide."

"The financial independence and security of families lie at the heart of a functioning democracy."

"MIT was my top choice because I valued its emphasis on technology and innovation."

"There are obviously a lot of questions with regard to the openness of a platform so integral to public discourse if it's taken private."

"The labor movement is getting more aggressive and more sophisticated and so I think we're going to see more organizing in the future."

"There are CEOs that understand that diversity is actually 34% more profitable … and so they really actually want to make a go at it."

In "Hidden Games," Moshe Hoffman, and Erez Yoeli do a valiant job of applying game theory to seemingly irrational behavior.