Engineering the future with the Next Nostradamus

... His work earned him the name “ The Next Nostradamus ”. In this interview Bruce Bueno de Mesquita talks about human behavior and the ways of engineering the future, shedding light on the logic behind his computer model. Interviewee: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita , Professor of Politics at New York University, consultant to government agencies and to private businesses Interviewer: Maria Prosviryakova , Russian International Affairs Council Photo: wikia.nocookie.net The ability to make predictions using game theory is by itself fascinating, but the real value is the ability to engineer outcomes that could be beneficial for the society. What engineered solutions are you most proud of? Three decades ago I devised the strategy that got ...