Arthur Chu came to speak at Notre Dame last night on "nerd culture" and what he calls the "transactional view on sex." Mr. Chu was very well-spoken and communicated with gravitas when speaking about the 2014 Isla Vista killings and other similar atrocities.
Chu argues that gender issues have always been around and pointed to the motif of the protagonist who "wins" a woman - as a prize - through her father by competing particular challenges without her having any say in the matter. He also contends that tropes - following in the footsteps of "winning my daughter's hand in marriage" are more prevalent in the world today than we'd like to acknowledge. Arthur's article on the Daily Beast, after which his presentation was named, can be found here.
I blogged about Chu's implementation of game theory last year in his successful stint on Jeopardy.
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