Chimps and Game Theory
In the article “Chimps Outplay Humans in Brain Games” on Scientific American, scientists Colin Camerer and Tetsuro Matsuzawa have conducted a study to analyze the brain and memory functionality of chimps. They competed against a human in a game that had each player choose either left or right. If both players chose the same direction, […]
Networks in Nature Modeling Business Networks
Researchers in the UK are working with networks in plants and have discovered that certain plants form networks with each other in order to be better suited for survival. These researchers specifically discovered this in their study on bean plants. The bean plants use a fungus to connect with each other at the roots and […]
Morten Storm: al-Qaeda’s Gatekeeper
In recent news, an ex-member of al-Qaeda turned double agent has finally released his story to the general public after a dispute with the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Morten Storm, the protagonist of the story, grew up as a boxer in Denmark and began heading down a bad path after being incarcerated at the […]
Game Theory as a Marketing Tool
While Game Theory is widely applied in fields of Economics, Politics and Psychology, it would not be surprising to find it being by business people as one of their tools to control the market. Overall, marketing is mainly concerned about consumers making various decisions. Thus, the goal is to lead the consumers to the desirable […]
5G – The Future of Mobile Networks
It is no secret that consumer-driven technology has come to dominate the world in the past decade – specifically with the advancement of mobile phones. Today’s devices host a variety of functionality – from mobile payments, live video streaming, social media access, and even opening hotel room doors. With the dramatic increase in network usage, […]
Game Theory in Net Neutrality
Net neutrality has been a topic of controversy for a while now. In light of internet slowdown day on September 10, 2014, it seems fitting to explore the topic. Tim Worstall, in Internet Slowdown Day: The Game Theory of Net Neutrality, tried to explain why there is a lot of noise about this topic even […]
Modeling Social Media Networks
Social media networks are websites such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter that allow users to create and share their information and personal content in the form of videos, photos, and messages. The authors of the paper, A coevolving model based on preferential triadic closure for social media networks, Li et al., have created a […]
The Effectiveness of Networking
MIT News Link Full Paper Researchers at MIT Media Lab have released a study that may have implications throughout the engineering and technology industries. Although the corporate-funded research laboratory was founded on the notion of integrating design and art with other more technical disciplines, their recent work may show that this interdisciplinary approach is not […]
Locating and Understanding Neural Hubs
It’s common knowledge that the brain operates as a system of interconnected neurons. These neurons create a network that transmits thoughts, feelings, and every other component of actionable life. While this much is known, many of the details of how this network functions are still unknown. A new research journal, “Network measures predict […]
The Spread of the Ice Bucket Challenge
The first article discusses how the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Ice Bucket Challenge has spread so quickly. A suggested 85% of Americans have knowledge of what this challenge entails, if they haven’t done it themselves. For the other 15%, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a dare to either donate or pour ice water on […]
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