Notes Towards Day 20 of Food for Thought

I. Playing Prisoners' Dilemma: what happened?

theoretically: a non-zero-sum experience, in which
the best strategy increases your partner's pay-off
how to maximize one's own pay-off depends on partner;
there's no single best strategy

Notes Towards Day 19 of Food for Thought

I. to share:
story from working group on "choices & constraints":
Choosing Our Limits
quotes from Andrea Zittel: take one and write a response

II. Moving on now to final section of the course,
on ethical choice-making
Bring home exploration of eating habits,
scientific data-gathering, literary interpretation,
to questions about how we live our lives

Thurs, Nov. 6 Dawn
Tues, Nov. 11 Charlie & Becky
Thurs, Nov. 13 Stephanie & Hilary
Tues, Nov. 18 Janet & Sonal
Thurs, Nov. 20 Raina & Eve
Tues, Nov. 25 Sarah S & Hope
Thurs, Dec. 4 Sarina & Emily
Tues, Dec. 9 Katie and Sarah K.

I. Reflecting on our Election (and other?) Choices

Study Shows Conservatives May Enjoy Humor More

II. More to say about Prodigal Summer?