A Cooperative Species: Why Policies Designed for "Wicked Men" Fail - Part 3

Explore a thought-provoking lecture on human cooperation and policy design. Delve into Samuel Bowles' analysis of Machiavelli's approach to governance and its shortcomings. Examine the importance of understanding ethical dispositions and cooperative motivations in addressing global challenges such as environmental sustainability, disease control, and political violence. Investigate the concept of the "invisible hand" in economics and its limitations. Learn about the Public Goods Game experiment and its implications for policy-making. Gain insights into the complex interplay between human behavior, economics, and governance, challenging traditional assumptions about self-interest and cooperation in society.

Introduction
A Cooperative Species
How can we use this knowledge
Aristotle
Machiavelli
fable of the bees
the alchemy of economics
the invisible hand theorem
the invisible hand
Ken Arrow
Machiavellis Mistake
Complements and Negative Synergy
The Question
The Experiment
The Interpretation
Science
Public Goods Game