SEBS General Honors Students are required to complete two honors seminars by the end of their junior year, at least one of which needs to be a SEBS Honors Seminar. Here are the seminar options offered by SEBS for Fall 2024:
Mon and Wed. 2:00-3:20
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From socio-ecological systems to evolution, many processes in nature can be characterized as a strategic interaction between players that try to gain something from such interaction. When that happens, the outcome can be predicted by the formalism of Game Theory. This course will introduce the main concepts related to Game Theory, using to that end classic examples and cutting-edge research relevant to the environmental and biological sciences. We will explore key concepts such as the Tragedy of the Commons through classic games such as the Prisoner's dilemma or the hawks vs doves game. We will play each of these games and use theory to understand and predict their outcome. We will pay special attention to how to identify games, and therefore be able to apply the Game Theory formalism, in contexts such as evolutionary biology...or your everyday life."