Untraceable: The Disappearing Node
This past Friday I had a guest lecturer in my discrete math class that lectured on how to isolate connected components from a large networks data set of nodes and edges, such as Facebook. This lecture, other than being suprisingly relevant and convenient for my blog, brought up the idea that we can judge a […]
War Against Terror and Game Theory
To a certain degree, we all know instinctively what terrorism is. As it turns out though, the terrorism is actually harder to define in absolute concrete terms. There are hundreds definitions for the simple term. In his article, “Terror and Game Theory: From the Terrorists’ Point of View,” Chlebik uses the definition, “Terrorism is the […]
Game Theory and the UN Global Climate Talks
Source: http://www.pik-potsdam.de/members/heitzig/how-to-cooperate-in-the-emissions-game-and-other-repeated-public-good-games A team of researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has recently proposed introducing game theory in the United Nations global climate talks. In their study, they found that the problem with the negotiations is that “free-riding” countries are subverting the efforts of countries seeking to improve climate conditions. The study seeks […]
How do celebrity endorsements work?
http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/News/Featuring/Feature?p_item_id=4988755&p_pg_id=93&p_page_id=#axzz1Xfc0MMuj Celebrities have a significant impact on advertising. A classic example is that of Marilyn Monroe’s “Chanel number 5,” which has now become a catchy phrase of popular culture and the perfume itself enjoys a celebrity status due to its association with the legendary actress. In other instances, advertisement campaigns involving celebrities have failed. Vasily […]
The Dating Game
Game Theory in Dating In searching for a relevant article, once I decided to look for articles on game theory applications, I came upon one that applied game theory to dating. This intrigued me, because everyone would agree that dating is a complicated game. Whether or not you’d call it a game in the casual […]
Energy Policy: Trying to Avoid a Nash Equilibrium
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2011/09/09/673476/a-greek-t-bill-oddity/ The article above displays how even the most complicated political debates can be broken down by an economist into the simplest of terms. The superpowers of the world have debated for decades how to impose regulations which will improve the social welfare of the world through cutting down on their carbon dioxide emissions–yet year […]
Punt or Onside Kick?
In their opening game of this year’s National Football League (NFL) season, the Buccaneers (Bucs) lost to the Lions by a mere 7 points, one touchdown, but that could have all changed if the Bucs had completed their onside kick. Suppose you are down by 14 points with minutes to go in the fourth quarter. […]
Game Theory for Future Predictions
Article from:(http://www.csoonline.com/article/682167/mac-malware-goes-from-game-to-serious) In class, the concept of game theory has been brought up several times over the past two weeks. The core of game theory revolves around the calculated circumstances of one person’s success based on the choices that others make. In the case of this article about malware attacks against PC computers versus Mac […]
The Network of Postcards
Postcard is a 3.5” x 5”rectangular piece of thin cardboard with drawing or picture on one side and writing on the other. It dates back to England in 1840 as a traditional mean to exchange message and connect people. Postcards are very popular due to the variety of subjects that could be printed on it, the […]
The Influence of Social Media in the Arab Spring
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/guest/27122/?p1=A3 Recent revolts in the Middle East toppled autocratic regimes that have been in power for decades. Hosni Mubarak, the former ruler of Egypt, was forced to end his thirty year reign by crowds of protestors that used Facebook and other social media devices. Zeynep Tufekci, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of […]
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