Haim Shapira, PhD.
Mathematician, pianist, philosopher
Isarel
English, Russian, Hebrew
Shapira was born in Lithuania in 1962 and immigrated to Israel in 1977, where he earned a PhD in mathematical genetics. For his dissertation on Game Theory and another PhD for his research about the mathematical and philosophical approaches to Infinity. He teaches mathematics, psychology, philosophy, and literature. Haim is an author of nine best-selling books.
Shapira is not trying to make his readers agree with him, but simply encourages them to enjoy thinking.
Haim Shapira is one of Israel’s most popular and in-demand speakers and gives lectures on Game Theory and strategic thinking, existential philosophy and philosophy in children’s literature, happiness and optimism, as well as friendship and love.
Game Theory
The Unscrupulous Diner's Dilemma will help us to find out what Game Theory is all about and why it is important, after that we'll encounter with the moral and strategic aspects of the famous Prisoner's Dilemma ,learn about the k-level strategic thinking and participate (smartphones) in the mathematical version of "The Beauty Contest" game invented by John Maynard Keynes, talk a bit about Game Theory applications and find out what is so tragic in The Tragedy of The Commons.