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Pizza and nuclear war

Professor Barry Nalebuff of Yale University explains how good negotiation can help us split pizzas fairly and also avoid nuclear war.

The War in Ukraine has reminded the world how easily conflict might escalate into a nuclear war. But according to Professor Barry Nalebuff of Yale University, good strategy and negotiating can help us with everything from avoiding Armageddon to dividing up a pizza fairly.

Tim Harford talks to Barry Nalebuff about his new book, 鈥淪plit the Pie鈥�.

Presenter:Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill

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Mon 21 Mar 2022 10:50GMT
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