Bayes’ Theorem’s Importance in Biology: Animal Behavior
The main concept that governs Bayes’ Theorem is that one can modify the existing probably of an event happening based on observations. In other words, if you are given a probability that an event will occur and after some time, some parameters change. You can then predict the new probability that that event will occur […]
The Slack Attack, Is Traditional E-mail Over?
E-mail, it’s a necessary evil, you have your work e-mail, personal e-mail and school e-mail, and then the e-mail you’ve had since you were 12 but refuse to delete, the list is exhaustive. For many of us seeing a notification “you have a new e-mail”, raises our blood pressure a tinge and immediately thoughts of […]
Applications of evolutionary game theory to understanding cancer dynamics
This post will be talking about the use of evolutionary game theory to improve our understanding of cancer dynamics. The study that I am looking at specifically, this article, looks to analyze the interaction between malignant and normal cells in a multiple myeloma (MM) model. Game theory in general has numerous applications in the field of […]
Evolutionary Altruism
Concepts of game theory, Nash equilibria and evolutionary equilibria have direct correlations with the natural world. Specifically, animal interactions can be treated as games, gene types as strategies, and the likelihood of survival through natural selection as payoffs. This framework is interesting not only as an application of game theory, but as a means to […]
Can the market predict terror?
With the fear of terror attacks on the rise after the terrible tragedies in Paris and elsewhere across the world, the United States is doing everything it can to keep this great country safe. The author of this article has a suggestion that could allow the government discern where a terrorist attack might occur with […]
Game Theory Predictions of Paris Climate Talks
The upcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris will be a negotiation to enact greenhouse emissions limits for every country. A recent study looked at how climate change negotiations take place using AI acting on game theory to conduct the negotiations. In each simulation each player simultaneously placed their bid of greenhouse gas […]
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