The “Strength of Weak Ties” and Instagram
A recent New York Times article, “That Cute Whale You Clicked On? It’s Doomed,” details how wildlife photographers have used Instagram to spread a message of climate change. However, the ways in which they spread this message is quite interesting. Photographer Brian Skerry, for instance, frequently posts onto his instagram account, covering his page in […]
Game Theory and the Election: To disclose or not disclose your tax return?
Although not officially required, every presidential candidate for the last 9 elections has released their tax returns. Every candidate, except Donald Trump. The reason that most candidates choose to release their tax forms, even when it proves damaging to their image overall, was explained by the New York Times via economics. According to the article, […]
Game Theory in Starcraft II
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/241679-game-theory-and-starcraft-2 First released on July 27, 2010, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty was the second game released by Blizzard modeled in the Starcraft universe. As a competitive real-time strategy game, Starcraft II had players fight each other on a map with the goal of producing units to destroy the opponents base. Once players lose their […]
Georgetown Admissions Process and Bipartite Graphs
In class we discussed the relevance of the Bipartite Graphs, matching and perfect matching. In a bipartite graph, nodes are split into two categories, and each edge connects a node from one category to a node in the other category. From this graph comes two other principles that I want to discuss: matching and perfect […]
Snipe Hunt!
Link: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/gadgets-and-tech/two-ways-to-win-on-ebay-almost-every-time-at-the-lowest-possible-price-1-8075382 http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2010/07/ebay-and-second-price-auctions.html We’ve all been there before. Watching an Ebay auction. The price was so low. $7 for a limited-release CD You put in a bid for $7.50. The time ticks down, 5, 4, 3, 2, … And suddenly, at the last second, a new bid pops in. You are no longer the […]
The NFL and Game Theory
As of the last couple of years, the National Football League has attempted to make the league safer for players. Head injuries specifically have become a major concern, forcing players to cut their careers early due to long-term health concerns. So far, the NFL has worked to develop better equipment, change the yard lines for […]
Bipartite Graph Theory and the STEM Labor Market
As a college student in a STEM field, I have felt the threat of the difficult job market firsthand. To put it simply, in many job markets, there are simply not enough STEM jobs to match every STEM worker with a position in their desired field. As such, it becomes necessary for workers to […]
Closure in Seine
Last August, Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, decided to close the right bank of Seine, in hopes to reduce traffic. This six month experiment closes one of the busiest roads in Paris, with approximately 43,000 vehicles crossing its path daily. Some think that this short term change may evolve into a permanent closure, as […]
Clinton, “The Deplorables”, and Game Theory
At a recent fundraiser in NYC, Hillary Clinton labeled half of Trump supporters as “deplorables”. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it.” Now, past elections would suggest this was a mistake. In 2012, you may remember, a video of Mitt Romney was leaked from a fundraiser; in it he essentially said that 47% of Americans will […]
Structural Balance in Game of Thrones
A balanced relationship can be formed in a few ways, with three nodes being tied all by positive connections or two negative connections and one single positive one. This system in which there are two negative ties and one positive tie is based on a Arab proverb commonly known, as “the enemy of my enemy […]
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