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01:06:19

Game Theory #12: The Law of Eschatological Convergence

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, March 12, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how extreme eschatologies drive geo-politics.Notes and Reference:"Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem Schneerson" by Joseph Telushkin

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01:01:28

Game Theory #11: The Law of Escalation

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, March 10, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains why escalation control is more important than escalation dominance in the US-Iran War.

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00:53:35

Game Theory #10: The Law of Asymmetry

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, March 5, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains that for Iran to triumph asymmetrically the people to become energetic, open, and cohesive.

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00:45:24

Game Theory #9: The US-Iran War

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, March 3, 2026 lecture, Professor Jiang analyzes the US-Iran War.

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00:55:24

Game Theory #8: Communist Specter

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, January 29, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains the origins of Communism.Notes and References:1. "Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels2. "Wall Street and the Russian Revolution" by Richard B. Spence

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00:48:31

Game Theory #7: America's Game

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, January 27, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains why America is more of a nation-game than it is a nation-state.

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00:45:00

Game Theory #6: The World's Bank

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, January 22, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how the British empire evolved into an offshore financial system.

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00:57:15

Game Theory #5: The World Game

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, January 20, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang uses game theory to explain how states rise and fall.

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00:46:17

Game Theory #4: The Immigration Trap

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, January 15, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang uses the example of immigration to illustrate how games are rigged. Notes and References:"What Makes You Click: Mate Preferences and Matching Outcomes in Online Dating" (MIT Sloan Working Paper February 2006)Download the paper here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...

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00:53:33

Game Theory #3: Rich Dad, Poor Dad

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, January 13, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains who succeeds, and why.Notes and References:1. The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel2. Mindset by Carol Dweck3. Peak by K. Anders Ericsson

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00:49:05

Game Theory #2: Why Schools Suck

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2026/04/08

In this Thursday, January 8, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang uses game theory to explore the limitations of schools.

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00:49:32

Game Theory #1: The Dating Game

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2026/04/08

In this Tuesday, January 6, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang introduces the concept of game theory, and how it applies to the dating game.

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01:06:55

Civilization #END: The Decline and Fall of the...

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2026/04/08

In this final talk of the "Civilization" course, Jiang Xueqin explains the rise and fall of the American empire. At the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, America proposed that the dollar should be the world's reserve currency. In return for this "exorbitant privilege," America pledged that its currency could be exchanged for gold. But with America spending exorbitantly to fund the Vietnam War, the Space Race, and the Great Society, countries started to doubt this promise. After

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01:12:54

Civilization #59: The Man of Steel

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2026/04/08

How did a poor Georgian high school drop-out help lead a fringe and fanatical political party (the Bolsheviks) into absolute power in Russia? How was Stalin able to eliminate his competitors? How did he defeat Hitler in World War II? In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that Stalin was the "ubermensch," the man of steel who willed a new reality into being. Lenin could not have maintained the Bolsheviks without financing from Stalin's criminal

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01:06:03

Civilization #58: Birth of the Nation-State

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2026/04/08

Nationalism is the main cause of World War One. How and why did it originate?In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that nationalism was a response to religious, economic, and cultural challenges in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.The Protestant Reformation produced a crisis of faith in people, and many made the nation-state into their new religion. The Industrial Revolution made the bourgeoisie the new dominant elite, and they demanded property rights that

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01:03:54

Civilization #57: How Modernism Ruined Everything

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2026/04/08

Freud proposed the theory of the Oedipal Complex. Where did he get the idea? Why did it become so popular?In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that Freud developed his psychological theories in order to protect the interests of the powerful. His protege Carl Jung would take Freud's theory of the unconscious, and turn it into a systemic model of human psychology. Because of modernist literature and art, this "cult of the self" has permeated

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01:16:18

Civilization #56: What Marx Got Wrong

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2026/04/08

Why was Karl Marx -- who believed that industrial capitalism would evolve into a worker's paradise -- wrong? In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that while Marx understood the ills of capitalism he failed to appreciate the psychology of people. People strive for religious community, not economic equality. We want to connect with God, and we seek status. That's why those countries that did succeed in their communist revolutions devolved into theocracies

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01:08:39

Civilization #55: Kant, Hegel, and the Theory of...

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2026/04/08

What is the legacy of Immanuel Kant, considered our greatest philosopher?In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that Kant's insights had a tremendous impact on the development of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and quantum mechanics. Kant's philosophical revolution was equivalent to that of the Copernican revolution in astronomy. With his precise logic, Kant showed us that we were active participants in the making of reality, rather than just passive

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01:15:05

Civilization #54: The German Will to Power

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2026/04/08

What explains the rise of Adolf Hitler?In this talk to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that Hitler was a manifestation of the German obsession with the unity of will. After the humiliating defeat of World War I and amidst the economic turmoil of the Weimar Republic, Germans sought salvation and redemption in their civilization, especially the music of Richard Wagner and the philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche. They longed for an "ubermensch" to emerge, and Hitler

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01:14:53

Civilization #53: Dostoevsky and the Soul of Russia

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2026/04/08

Why did Putin invade Ukraine?In this lecture to his Beijing high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that the war in Ukraine is a clash of civilizations. In his novels "Crime and Punishment" and "Brothers Karamazov" Fyodor Dostoevsky captures and expresses the Russian soul. As a Christian Orthodox people, the Russians believe the meaning of life is to accept the mystery, miracle, and authority of the human heart. This contrasts with Anglo-American civilization, which proposes

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