# What is the tragedy of the commons?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Nicholas Amendolare
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Economics, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_amendolare_what_is_the_tragedy_of_the_commons)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing? In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history’s biggest problems. Nicholas Amendolare describes the tragedy of the commons. \[Directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Nicolas Martigne\].

## Lectures

1. [What is the tragedy of the commons?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nicholas_amendolare_what_is_the_tragedy_of_the_commons/0fc95043ccdf), 5 min (TED's player)