The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

Season 1 Episode 1: Fuck You, Buddy

In this episode, Curtis examines the rise of game theory during the Cold War and the way in which its mathematical models of human behaviour filtered into economic thought with particular reference to the work of John Nash, who believed that all humans were inherently suspicious and selfish creatures that strategised constantly.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

3

Cast:

Adam Curtis, Yevgeny Kiselyov, Ronald Reagan

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2007

Rating:

8.0