Liv Boeree
I study the games we play — in business, geopolitics & memetics — to understand how we break old destructive patterns and build a more positive-sum world.
From the poker table to the global game.
I spent over a decade as a professional poker player, studying how people make decisions under pressure and uncertainty. Somewhere along the way it became clear that poker isn’t so different from the games being played in boardrooms, battlefields, and geopolitical summits.
Today I research the intersection of game theory, physics, AI and risk — through talks, films, writing, and conversations — exploring the incentive systems and psychologies shaping our future, and how we might design a world that is both radically sustainable, AND radically free.
Talks, films & conversations
A growing library of my stuff for you to peruse at will
Talks
SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS
Films
Short Films & Youtube Explainers
Longform Interviews
TV & Podcast Appearances
Documentaries & TV
TV HOSTING, SCIENCE DOCS
Art
ACTING, MUSIC, WEIRD STUFF
Poker
CARDS, CHIPS, READING YOUR SOUL
“We can’t know for certain which path the future will take, but we can control the likelihoods of the paths we want”
Win-Win
“Intelligence is knowing how to win the game. Wisdom is knowing which games to play in the first place.”
A series of conversations with leading thinkers in search of solutions to our biggest dilemmas.
Essays on philosophy, systems & meaning
Thoughts on many things
Put your winnings to work
A core part of my work is effective giving — directing resources toward major global issues that are comparatively neglected by conventional philanthropy. One example of this is farm animal welfare, where even small donations can have extraordinarily large impact across a range of domains.