Network Resilience: The Grid
It is trendy these days to think we live in an interconnected world because of the existence of communications networks such as the Internet, but the truth is that modern society is grounded in less high profile infrastructure. These cat videos aren’t getting to your computer without the electrical grid. The servers in their heavily […]
Game Theory in Baseball
Source: http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/the-game-theory-within-the-game/ This article speaks of game theory in baseball; particularly in the situation in which a pitcher faces off with a runner on first. The author considers this in terms of game theory, while simplifying it by eliminating the effects of all other players besides the runner and pitcher, as well as considering the […]
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently won in a controversial 4th round knockout against Victor Ortiz. This retained the title for Mayweather and continued his undefeated streak. Mayweather, being the best in his class and consistently showing that he has no contenders, is now being faced with a question no one has been able to get the […]
In his article “Washington’s Rogue Elephants,” David P. Barash relates game theory to the political showdown in Washington, particularly concerning the debt-ceiling showdown. He uses such examples as elephant mating patterns and Nixon’s “threat” to use nuclear armament on Vietnam. It is worth noting that Barash is writing this article in late July, before the […]
Access Roads and Traffic Circles
http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/07/06/huh-4-cases-of-how-tearing-down-a-highway-can-relieve-traffic-jams-and-help-save-a-city/ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/netcong_traffic_circle_to_be_t.html (not my town but a similar dilemma) There are just a few small roads that enter/exit my hometown. Two of these roads access the northern part of town, three access the south, and one road each takes care of the east and west. To make matters worse, a vast majority of […]
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