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 […]
Networks in Computational Biology
Professor Jeffrey Varner, professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department here at Cornell, conducts his research in computational systems biology. The objective of his research lab is defined as developing physiochemical modeling tools that can be used to reprogram signal flow in various pathways within the body. For example, one of the topics the […]
Probabilities Involved with Arranged Marriages through Online Dating/Matrimonial Sites
In many countries, individually meeting and selecting a life partner is not the norm. Rather, families will introduce their sons or daughters to potential mates and be very involved in the whole process. With the advent of the technological age, however, the internet has provided access to online dating and matrimonial sites, allowing people from […]
Ascending-Bid Auction in Fantasy Football Drafts
I’ve always been a bit of a sports fanatic. Ever since elementary school, I’ve supported my favorite teams by going to games, wearing jerseys, following statistics, etc. From high school until today, I’ve had my own “fantasy” football team in a league with a group of friends. The league has 14 members total and we […]
LinkedIn: The official business network
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/6406274/LinkedIn-the-secret-to-the-online-business-networks-success.html With much of today’s society caught up in Facebook and Twitter, not many have thought about the remarkable networking possibilities with LinkedIn. Based on the platform of professional networking rather than mainly social networking, this rather small company that started in December 2002 announced its 50 millionth member last week. Now why is it […]
Facebook’s ‘Smart Lists’
I find the cross-discipline between technology and communication very interesting- particularly social networking and media sites, and especially when they make changes that enrage all of their users (a la Facebook updates leading to annoyed statuses about the new layout). These changes are the topic of my main article below. A couple of days ago, […]
Game Theory and Auctions in Divorce
http://www.economist.com/node/21527025 This article from “The Economist” discusses the use of intricate game theory used to model and predict highly influential real world events. While these models are really amazing, I would like to talk about an example given in the article on how game theory can help negotiate divorce settlements. In this example both the […]
Pricing Strategy and Its Game Theory Applications
http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2011/09/06/why-are-coke-and-pepsi-never-on-sale-at-the-same-time-an-answer-from-game-theory/ The author from the above article noted that Coke and Pepsi were never on sale at the same time. In fact, one academic paper has found that in a span of a 52-week period, Coke and Pepsi ran non-overlapping price promotions for 26 of those weeks. The odds of this happening by pure chance […]
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