This is a talk in the Social Norms and Applications seminar at Royal Holloway, University of London. [pdf]

We will explore how game theory, the study of strategic decision-making, can be used to explain and predict human behavior across various contexts. Why are we sometimes willing to pay inordinate su...

Our opinions are often formed, and changed, in response to the opinions of our peers. Discussion, deliberation, or imitation can be just as important as silent reflection in shaping what we believe...

The course will offer a dive into the most prominent models for studying social behavior. As the saying goes, such models are wrong (i.e., simplifications of reality), but remarkably useful. We w...

Though often taken for granted, democratic institutions have been subject to change and tinkering since their early days. The aim of the course is to look under the bonnet of voting systems, jurie...

The purpose of the course is to look at various models and dilemmas that underlie cooperative decision making. We will delve into the philosophical underpinnings of strategic interactions, analyzin...

We will explore the idea that democracies tend to produce good decisions, also known as epistemic democracy. According to this view, the value of democratic decision procedures lies not only in th...

Our image of democratic procedures centers on electing representatives (presidents, mayors, parties) at regular intervals, years apart. But collective decisions are far more ubiquitous and, with ...

In a world of self-interested individuals, does cooperation makes sense? The course will explore the phenomenon of cooperation: how it might arise under a set of precise, concrete assumptions abo...

This is a talk given at the MCMP in Munich during the weekly research seminar. [pdf, Canva]