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Trouble passing? Try a better running back.

We have examined a simplified version of American football through the lens of game theory. In this situation, the offense can choose to run or pass and the defense can choose to defend the run or defend the pass. Once we have the payoff matrix, it is straightforward to show that the Nash equilibrium occurs […]

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

China and Japan have always been neighbors but, lately, they’ve not been friends. It has come to the world’s attention that the two giants of the East are going head to head to fight for ownership over a tiny group of islands, known to the Japanese as Senkaku and the Chinese as Diaoyu. China claimed […]

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