Games & Experiments
Here are a few games and experiments to help you solidify the understanding of some of the concepts explained in my books
Basketball
A quick game to help you understand the importance of redistribution – even when you're better than those you redistribute to.
medium1 min
Skiing – Game 1
Single skier: win vs injury tradeoff across races.
easy1 min
Skiing – Game 2
Alice vs Bob: different risk profiles over a season.
medium1 min
Skiing – Game 3
Population: aggregate outcomes across many skiers.
medium1-2 min
Russian Roulette
A quick game to help you understand the concept of ergodicity and the differences between time and population averages.
easy1 min
Confidence Intervals
A quick game to help you understand that 90% confidence means choosing LARGE intervals.
hard3 min