Using Networks to Predict Death’s on “Game of Thrones”
Recently a data scientist, Clement Fredembach, has used data to predict character deaths with decent accuracy in the popular “Song of Ice and Fire” series, more commonly known as “Game of Thrones.” Fredembach used information from the first five books in the series, uploading each chapter of every novel to his database that would then […]
The Science of Standing Ovations
https://www.coursera.org/learn/model-thinking/lecture/IdA4x/the-standing-ovation-model We’ve all seen it before. The pianist ends with a final flourish, the orator delivers a spellbinding line, the distinguished figure appears on stage. Out of nowhere, with great force, the entire mass of the audience rises to its feet. The term “standing ovation” has been around since 1831 [1], and since then it […]
Spectrum Allocation and Combinatorial Auctions
How to divide up the rights to the spectrum of electromagnetic waves is a difficult problem. There are certain parts of the spectrum that are very valuable, such as the optimal bandwidth to transmit data to cell phones, or to broadcast a television or radio signal. In order to make sure this valuable bandwidth is […]
Another virus? I’m so Zika it.
Social networks have recently been used to track epidemics and infectious diseases. Justine Blanford and Jay Logan collaborated with Ann Jolly to track social connections and geographic locations of people that may be at high risk for diseases. They found that there were certain locations prone to more risk than others. Their findings helped health […]
Game Theory in Butterfly Mating
About two weeks ago, there was a study done which shed some light on the bizarre mating rituals of butterflies. The study showed that many male butterflies performed lengthy, tiring displays of affection via aerial displays in an effort to gain mating territory over the other males. In this game, two male butterflies perform costly […]
Social Media and its Effect on the Job Search
Article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ricksmith/2014/10/20/the-linkedin-effect-why-social-media-is-now-mandatory-for-success/#50254a201c1b Since the invention of the internet, we have become increasingly dependent on technology to help us navigate our daily lives. If we have a question, we can use a search engine to answer it in mere seconds. If we need to get somewhere we have never been before, we can use a GPS, as […]
Game Theory in an MLB Minigame
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2016/2/1/10831364/baseball-game-theory-an-offseason-simulation ——————————————– SB Nation selected 30 individuals to represent General Managers (GM) of the 30 different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, and gave them this scenario: If you could ‘steal’ 5 players from any other team in the MLB, what would your list of 5 players be? The catch is, you can not see the other 29 GM’s […]
How Facebook Cultivates Community Through Weak Ties
When signing up for a Facebook page, many people do so with one intention in mind – to connect with others. However, within that reasoning is a multitude of others; connecting with family, close friends, acquaintances, or long-lost connections. However, within all these connections forms a community. In her article, “Facebook and the Strength of […]
Game Theory In Kidney Exchanges
http://www.coalitiontheory.net/content/kidney-exchange-application-matching-theory-and-mechanism-design There are hundred of thousands of people who need Kidney’s donated to them, and the wait list could seem endless based on your blood type. It used to work that when someone died, their kidney would be transplanted to someone on the list, however since people only need one kidney to survive, living donors […]
Analysis of “Prison Breakthrough”
This recent post on The Economist takes a deep look back into the life of John Nash and how he was able to devise his now famous “Nash Equilibrium”. His end goal was to use a basic example of how prisoners would react to a choice that is dependent on another party’s choice, and utilize […]
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