Liv Boeree

Educator, researcher, podcaster

Why you should listen

Liv Boeree is a poker champion turned game theory researcher who draws on her astrophysics background and competitive experience to explore how humanity can shift from zero-sum thinking to win-win dynamics. Through her popular science TV shows and the Win-Win podcast, she helps people discover smart ways to balance competition and cooperation in an increasingly complex world.

Liv Boeree’s TED Talks

Liv Boeree
3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion
5 minutes 57 seconds
Is it better to be lucky or good? Should we trust our gut feelings or rely on probabilities and careful analysis when making important decisions? In this quick talk, professional poker player Liv Boeree shares three strategies she's learned from the game and how we can apply them to real life.
Posted Oct 2018
Liv Boeree
The dark side of competition in AI
12 minutes 2 seconds
Competition is a core part of human nature, and it can drive us to extraordinary feats. But when it goes wrong, the results can be devastating. Poker champion and science communicator Liv Boeree introduces us to "Moloch's trap" — the dark force of game theory driving many of humanity's biggest social problems, which is now threatening to derail the AI industry.
Posted Nov 2023