Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted over the summer of 1971, and it was a psychological experiment consisting of a group of people being hired to live in the university and act as prisoners and prison guards, all chosen at random. They were all compensated handsomely so that they would act their actual roles. The […]
How Game Theory Could Have Saved United Airlines from Becoming a Meme
By now the memes are old and stale but everyone remembers seeing a meme targeting United Airlines after they forcibly removed a passenger from their seat earlier this year. As it turns out, asking people to leave their seats happens often on airlines as most airlines will overbook their flights with the hope that some […]
Networks in Game of Thrones Family Ties
In Game of Thrones (or rather, A Song of Ice and Fire as the analysis is based on the books) from the beginning, it was generally unclear as to who the main characters were, or the most impactful characters. It might seem simple to analyze 1) who actually survives through the books, or 2) the […]
Trans-Congressional Triadic Closure Across American Religion
This article examines trans-congressional triadic closure (TCTC) by looking at the relationships between people of differing religions. Specifically, the study focusses on how evangelicals tend to not form trans-congressional triadic closure as they seem to emphasize internal enlightenment within their group rather than connection with people of other faiths. The article goes as far to […]
Determining Alliances in Survivor using Structural Balance in Networks
The reality TV show Survivor is a game where 16-20 people are isolated from the rest of society and they compete against each other for 1 million dollars. In order to win, contestants must work together and form a network of alliances with their competitors. The game is also very interesting because there are many […]
The Relationship between Global Cooperation and Social Networks
Are human inherently selfish? Do we do things that benefit only ourselves or are we capable of cooperating with others for the benefit of a common cause? So far Networks 2040 has focused around the relationships and connections of the human race and how different systems both contribute and are affected by these networks. This […]
Game Theory of Thrones
In this article, Peter Antonioni portrays how game theory can be applied to the tv show, Game of Thrones. Despite the fact that Game of Thrones is a fictional series, it strongly reflects many aspects of our own society and struggles for power. Game Theory is all about choosing the highest payoffs. So when looking […]
Game Theory and the North Korean Nuclear Situation
War has often been equated to games, specifically chess. It should come as no surprise that game theory has been used in the Military since the early 1940’s and 1950’s. The article points out that there is very little precedent for actions involving nuclear attacks, and because of this Game Theory can be very useful […]
Win-Win: The Game Theory Behind Venture Capital
In a zero-sum game, the positive actions of one participant directly result in a negative outcome for other participants. For every gain, there must be a loss of equal magnitude. Attempting to model the strategies behind zero-sum games introduces the topic of game theory. Game theory is a method of modeling the causes and effects […]
Game Theory in Parenting?
The article “When a Child Thinks Life Is Unfair, Use Game Theory” by KJ Dell’Antonia discusses the ways in which game theory strategies can be implemented in parenting. This enables children to make “fair” decisions and to not consider their parents’ decisions to be “unfair.” The article begins by describing how the desire to […]
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