Prisoner’s Dilemma: The Matt and Sweat Case
This past June, the nation tuned in as two convicted murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, executed an elaborate escape plan from a maximum-security New York prison, spearheading a three-week manhunt that drew comparisons to the well-known blockbuster, The Shawshank Redemption. During this crisis, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo offered a $100,000 reward for finding […]
Social Media Influencers
Link: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/identify-best-socialmedia-influencers/140074/ Today’s guest lecture from Lars Backstrom influenced this post. We’ve talked a lot about social networks in the course so far, and also about the strength of ties. This article delves into how people or groups become “influencers” on social media, and the correlation between ties and influence. Today, social media is an extremely […]
Gaming and Networks
Leauge of Legends is an online real-time strategy PC game in which players team up as a five-man or a three-man team and square off against an enemy team of the same size to destroy each others “base” first. Attracting the most users for gaming since July of 2012, League of Legends has been the […]
United States vs. Soviet Union: Prisoner’s Dilemma
In the early Cold War, the race for nuclear supremacy between the United States and the Soviet Union commenced. Through game theory principles, we can analyze the underlying motivations for both countries to pour trillions of dollars and resources into manufacturing nuclear weapons. The research paper by Scott Plous touches upon the Prisoner’s Dilemma and its connection to […]
The Human Genome and Graph Theory
The Human Genome and Graph Theory In this academic article, Antonio Regalado discusses the “reference genome” constructed from the Human Genome Project which lasted from 1990-2003 and was funded by the United States government. Since then, billions of dollars have been invested in software and scientific efforts to support and build upon this reference genome. […]
GRAPH THEORY IN FICTIONAL UNIVERSES (FROM MARVEL TO CHARMED)
Marvel is starting to use graph theory, networks specifically, to organize all the characters from its countless comics into one big network for the delight of fans. The network is meant to showcase the interactions between all Marvel characters across their many comics, in their many disguises. The utilization of graph theory in the Marvel […]
The Dichotomy between Strong and Weak ties
In a recent study done by Professor Juliana Breines, she compares the effectiveness of both strong ties and weak ties in personal relationships and well-being. Traditionally, strong ties are seen as the most important connections you could have with one another, a lifelong bond that will enable increased connections in all facets of life. However, […]
Graph Theory and Game Theory in Ticket to Ride
http://www.cs.xu.edu/csci390/13s/p367-lim.pdf http://gametheoryblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/east-coast-west-coast-which-is-best.html Most of us have played a board game before, and they tend to be simple enough: roll the dice, move your token, buy or sell some stuff. However, outside of negotiating with other players, there doesn’t tend to be a whole lot of strategy or analysis to these games. Enter modern board games: […]
Game Theory in the Super Bowl
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2015/02/game-theory-american-football As many people witnessed, the Seattle Seahawks seemed to have made a very uninformed and brainless decision in the final seconds of this years Super Bowl. With less than a minute to go, the Seahawks were on the one-yard line and on the brink of overcoming a massive deficit in order to win. […]
Game Theory in Fantasy Football
With fantasy football just beginning, everyone involved is trying to figure out how to get the best combination of players at one time to beat their opponent’s lineup. Those who choose to play for the big money pool have much more at stake. Two of the biggest fantasy competitions include DraftKings Millionaire Maker and FanDuel […]
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