C. Thi Nguyen

C. Thi Nguyen—philosopher, professor, and author of Games: Agency as Art —joins to discuss his new book, The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game , and how metrics, from grades to likes, quietly reshape what we value and who we become. Together, they explore games as “libraries of agency,” the allure of scoring systems, and the vital question: Is this the game you really want to be playing? Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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C. Thi Nguyen is an episode from Design Matters with Debbie Millman by Design Matters Media.

This episode is 1:11:04 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2026.

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