Is Climate Cooperation A Game?
As climate change becomes more and more pronounced, world powers begin to realize that this global issue will require global cooperation. The article that I chose attempts to examine whether distinct nations choose to cooperate with each other to mitigate climate change as the issue becomes more and more urgent. In a very simplified setting, […]
Using Game Theory to Understand the Paradox of Biodiversity
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-tackling-great-paradox-biodiversity-game.html This blog focuses on research currently being conducted by biodiversity scientists at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, in Lisbon, Portugal. These researchers are seeking to rationalize the paradox of biodiversity sustainability using classical models of Game Theory. The longtime question these scientists desire to comprehend is how the various species on earth manage […]
AI Surveillance in China, Network Studies, and Game Theory
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/business/china-surveillance-technology.html Many previous studies on large networks were conducted using preexisting networks, such as Facebook or other forms of social media. These networks reveal very useful trends such as the six degrees of separations. But they fail to model real life in certain aspects, such as how Facebook allows for passive engagement, in which one […]
Relating STCP to soccer
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11445068/alisson-says-roberto-firmino-encouraged-liverpool-transfer This article discusses the recent transfer regarding Brazil’s top-notch goal keeper, Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker was playing at the Italian club AS Roma until he decided he wanted a change of pace, so he transferred to the English Premier League to Join Liverpool. Alisson revealed with the media, that his international squad teammate, […]
General Electric Power Unit Faces ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ as Prospects Dim
General Electric Co. (GE) is a extremely successful US company that produces almost anything (from lightbulbs to airplanes to renewable energy). However recently (June 26 2018), GE was removed from the Dow Jones as a result of their underperformance in revenues and the decrease in their stock prices. The article specifically discusses how GE’s Power […]
A Game Theory Analysis of Donald Trump’s Proposed Tariff on Chinese Exports
A Game Theory Analysis of Donald Trump’s Proposed Tariff on Chinese Exports https://www.tcd.ie/Economics/assets/pdf/SER/2017/9trump.pdf Commentary on paper: This paper starts with the introduction of basic concepts of international trade, free trade and protectionism. The author then introduces Trump’s strategic trade policies and summarizes four possible scenarios about how the U.S. and China are going […]
The Chipotle Chorizo Nash Equilibrium
Chipotle Mexican Grill has finally brought back chorizo! Chorizo is the spicy pork and chicken that Chipotle used to offer at restaurants in 2016 but was taken off the menu to make way for queso sauce. The move to take the spicy meat off the menu disappointed many Tex-Mex fans including myself, so after hearing […]
Game Theory and Addiction
In Dr. Shahram Heshmat’s article, “Applying Game Theory to Recovery from Addiction”, Heshmat discusses an addict’s struggle between their current and future selves. Heshmat finds similarities between the cycle of addiction and the paradoxical Prisoner’s Dilemma. As we have discussed in class, the Prisoner’s Dilemma is a game in which two players’ […]
Weak Ties Effect on Language — From Martin Luther to Andy Samberg
Language is dynamic and ever changing. The words we use everyday shape the way we see the world around us, and the social influence to change the way we use language is a world changing capability. The strength of weak ties to disperse new information have allowed both Martin Luther and Andy Samberg alike to […]
The Disease Network
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151119-we-know-the-city-where-hiv-first-infected-a-human One of the topics discussed thoroughly both in class and in the study of networks is the “six degrees of separation,” also known as the “small world phenomenon.” In this article, Colin Barras discusses the origins of HIV-1 in west central Africa. More specifically, scientists have pin pointed its origin in 1920 to […]
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