ESP Biography



AVICHAL GOEL, ESP Teacher




Major: Not available.

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: Not available.

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Past Classes

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M14320: Crash Course in Game Theory in Splash 2020 (Nov. 14 - 15, 2020)
In the prisoner's dilemma, two prisoners face a critical decision: to defect or to cooperate. While it would be best if both prisoners cooperated, each one has something to gain by defecting, and both end up getting a worse overall outcome than if they had both cooperated. Come learn about interesting problems like this in our crash course in game theory, which explores the science of optimal decision-making.


M13959: Crash Course in Game Theory in Spark 2020 (Mar. 14 - 15, 2020)
In the prisoner's dilemma, two prisoners face a critical decision: to defect or to cooperate. While it would be best if both prisoners cooperated, each one has something to gain by defecting, and both end up getting a worse overall outcome than if they had both cooperated. Come learn about interesting problems like this in our crash course in game theory, which explores the science of optimal decision-making.


M12605: Crash Course in Game Theory in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
In the prisoner's dilemma, two prisoners face a critical decision: to defect or to cooperate. While it would be best if both prisoners cooperated, each one has something to gain by defecting, and both end up getting a worse overall outcome than if they had both cooperated. Come learn about interesting problems like this in our crash course in game theory, which explores the science of optimal decision-making.


M12620: Intro to Trading in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
What is a market? If you're interested in math, probability, or finance, learn about trading by playing a fun estimation game!