OUR GAME THEORY PODCAST
In Game Changer, the podcast by TWS Partners, we want to share our enthusiasm and passion for game theory and its applications. Guests from industry and academia discuss the power of game theory in their profession and how they use it to make a difference. Along the way we strive to offer fun anecdotes, useful facts and valuable insights. Hear us out and find out that game theory is much more than a topic for ivory tower discussions.
HOW AUCTIONS CONQUERED THE INTERNET | WITH MICHAEL OSTROVSKY


In this episode Michael Ostrovsky walks us through the history of online advertising auctions, from their modest beginnings at Yahoo and other internet pioneers to the lucrative business models many internet giants like Google and Amazon rely on today. Even though online ad auctions are a story of incredible success Michael also gives some insights into which flaws existed in their early days and how these were overcome as time passed.
Michael Ostrovsky is the Fred H. Merrill Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a co-founder of the company Topsort which provides auction-based advertising infrastructure for online retailers and marketplaces. Not only is he an expert in all things auction theory, but he has also experienced the rise of online auctions in person while advising various internet pioneers.

CAUSE AND EFFECT – OR WHY THE 2021 NOBEL PRIZE IS NOTHING LESS THAN AN EMPIRICAL REVOLUTION | WITH PAUL HüNERMUND



A SMARTER WAY TO SAVE THE CLIMATE | WITH JOS COZIJNSEN


EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY OR ‘WHY YOU CAN TRUST A PEACOCK’ | WITH KEVIN ZOLLMAN


In this episode, we are talking to Kevin Zollman, professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences. Kevin explains how to use game theoretic concepts to study non-verbal communication between animals (and humans). From this perspective, seemingly useless or even costly features like the cumbersome tail of a peacock can be explained as costly (and therefore fraud resistant) signals to potential mating partners. We also discuss the limits of these concepts and alternative explanations that form the current state of research on this topic.
Kevin Zollman is professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His research interests include many fields such as game theory, its biological applications, and the philosophy of science.
He is also author of the recently published book “The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting: How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal With the Toughest Negotiators You Know: Your Kids”
BEHIND THE SCENES OF SOTHEBY’S AUCTION HOUSE | WITH EVA DONNERHACK



ARE ALL MODELS WRONG? | WITH SCOTT PAGE


