The Triangle between US, USSR and China
During the Cold War, animosity existed between Communism, which is represented by USSR and China, and Capitalism, which is represented by the US. However, starting from 1960, a deterioration appeared between China and USSR which is called the Sino-Soviet split. The doctrinal divergence derived from the regimes’ different interpretations of Marxism-Leninism. Then the triangle between […]
In Belicheck we trust, but should we?
As a die hard New England Patriots fan the ending of Super Bowl XLIX was one of the greatest moments of my life. I believe now as an article of faith that Malcolm Butler is a saint, Tom Brady is a demigod, and Bill Belichick is one of the smartest men alive. However this article […]
Applying Game Theory to Urban Land Development
Source: http://smartgrowth.umd.edu/assets/a_game-theoretic_approach_to_urban_land_development[1].pdf The source is titled “Game Theory Based Research on Profit Distribution among Stakeholders in Urban Renewal Projects” and was written by Jingjing Liu and Yuqi Zou. It outlines how the application of game theoretic thinking improves the outcome of urban renewal projects. They specifically focused on development projects in urban areas of China. […]
Adblock Plus, Created to Protect Users From Ads, Instead Opens the Door
From the inception of the project, Adblock Plus was never intended to rid the internet of ads. The creator, Wladimir Palant, was “annoyed with intrusive ads” and simply wanted ads that would not “degrade” the internet; after all, the reason so much of the internet is free to use is ad revenue that supports it. […]
Enhancing the Performance of P2P Networks
As we have seen in this class, game theory is a concept that is best used to simulate the thinking of selfish participants in interconnected scenarios. One interesting application of game theory is within the optimization of peer to peer networks (P2P), as pointed out by a paper published by Teemu Typpi of the Helsinki […]
Game Theory and the election
Donald Trump was able to emerge victorious in the republican primary in part due to his inflammatory rhetoric. News organizations are first and foremost, profit driven; they report news based on what will yield the best numbers. By being incredibly controversial, Trump was able to occupy more air time than any of his opponents, thus making […]
Graphs Aren’t Just for Facebook and Google Anymore
When one thinks of graph theory, one may come up with the typical examples: social media/networking or search algorithms. Facebook and Google, in particular, have very publicly published about their use of graph theory in the implementation of their sites. In perhaps less common examples, one may think of the use of graph theory in […]
Game Theory in The Princess Bride
In one famous scene from the 1987 cult classic film, The Princess Bride, two characters challenge each other to a battle of the wits, a battle which draws upon the principles of game theory and Nash equilibrium. The scene in question can be seen in this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EkBuKQEkio) In this scene, one character known only […]
Poker and the Presence of GTO
Link: https://www.pokernews.com/strategy/game-theory-optimal-solutions-and-poker-a-few-thoughts-22654.htm GTO stands for “Game Theory Optimal” and this refers to the different solutions in Poker focusing on probabilities. It is all about finding a strategy which is impenetrable, and will result in one not getting out played by an opponent. The University of Alberta used this idea of GTO in an attempt to […]
Online Ecology of ISIS: Networks
source: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6292/1459.full ISIS has somehow managed to survive online despite the many countermeasures being used by western democratic governments. Millions of distinct users around the world from a wide range of nations all form a massive network of ISIS support on the web. The tremendous number of users makes tracking and dismantling this network very hard […]
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