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The positive-sum edge

The positive-sum edge

Why zero-sum thinking is bad for poker--and for the world

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Two men the police suspect of being co-conspirators in a massive heist are taken to separate holding cells to be interrogated. The only evidence against them is circumstantial. The police absolutely need a confession to be able to hold them—but they aren’t about to let the men know that. Instead, they do everything in their power to convince the suspect…

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