Triadic Closure Property and 6 degrees of separation- Fortnite
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/may/27/fortnite-conquered-the-world-video-game-teenagers-parents This article introduces the video game Fortnite, and explains how it became so popular so quickly. Its overall success is due to the creativity of the game, since that is what draws the users in to play and download it. In this blog post I will explain how a network among users also help […]
Game Theory and Diseases
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-game-theory-disease-outbreaks.html This article talked about the link between game theory and the outbreak of diseases, including ways to mitigate the outbreak such as vaccines and quarantines. One of the interesting examples given in this article was the analysis of choosing to get vaccinated. While vaccines have been proven to be safe and help prevent the […]
Game Theory and Poker
Maria Konnikova is a science writer who focuses on the brain and the different ways in which people use their brains. Recently, she began studying poker and researched for her book about decision-making and luck. The reason Ms. Konnikova was inspired to play poker and write her book was because she read John von Nuemann’s […]
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.198.164&rep=rep1&type=pdf Today celebrities can have very complicated relationships with each other. Many celebrities, especially ones in the same industry, work and collaborate with each other all the time. Celebrities that don’t get along often are said to have “beef” with each other. Not having good relationships with someone who works in your industry can be […]
The Indian Cricket Auction
https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/2/20/14668466/ipl-cricket-auction-free-agency-so-very-cruel The auction held in the Indian Premier league is unprecedented in sports. Usually, when players are free agents, they get some say in what team they wish to play for, since players will usually have multiple offers. In cricket though, it seems that players have no power at all in where they will play […]
Game Theory in the Security Dilemma and Ethnic Conflict
http://www.rochelleterman.com/ir/sites/default/files/posen-1993.pdf Barry Posen’s The Security Dilemma and Ethnic Conflict” uses the security dilemma, a game theoretical concept in international relations, to explain how its exacerbation creates fertile ground for ethnic conflict, using the Yugoslavian War as a case study. The security dilemma, briefly stated, describes how even though a state intends to increase its security, […]
China’s “Game” in the New Silk Road
https://www.ft.com/content/6e098274-587a-11e5-a28b-50226830d644 In recent years, China’s president Xi Jinping has headed a new infrastructure development strategy called the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI. This project aims to accelerate economic growth by reducing an “infrastructure gap” between China and its neighboring countries so that China can expand and improve its trade in the region. This initiative […]
Applications of Game Theory and Matching Markets to New York High School Selection
http://news.mit.edu/2012/profile-pathak-0501 In cities such as New York, students are facing a real-world application of game theory and matching markets: high school selection. This cohort of students has a range of choices outside the normal neighborhood school districts. When listing their school preferences, many of these students are forced to list only three schools. Thus, they […]
When Life-Death Situations Become a Game (Theory)
From an outside perspective, a doctor-patient relationship has always seemed to be cut and dry; the doctor treats the issue that the patient has. The reality, however, is not as clear. Because doctors and patients are both human beings with different values and opinions, the decisions made by both parties may not be as altruistic […]
Forbidden Triads In Jazz Musicians
A piece that I found interesting was from Professor Balazs Vedres from Central European University (full piece here: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1709/1709.03787.pdf) His paper explored forbidden triads between Jazz musicians. The results of his study pointed to two hypothetical conceptual answers: (1) Networks with some forbidden triads could find success through creativity and novel ideas. (2) Having too many […]
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