ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Ken Binmore

Okay kiddo, so Ken Binmore is a really smart guy who thinks a lot about how people make decisions. Have you ever had to make a decision before, like what game to play or what toy to buy? Well, Ken Binmore studies how people make choices like that.

He also teaches people how to play games like chess, poker, and tic-tac-toe. He thinks that by studying how people play games, he can learn more about how people make decisions in real life.

Now, sometimes people make decisions based on what they think other people will do. That's called "game theory," and it's one of Ken Binmore's favorite things to study. He likes to figure out how people can work together to make the best decision for everyone, even if they disagree on what to do.

Ken Binmore is very smart, and he has written lots of books and papers about how people make decisions. Maybe one day you'll study game theory too!