How to catch a cheating spouse using game theory
Unfortunately, marital cheating exists and occurs everywhere. Some spouses pretend not to know and ignore it, while others search for ways to catch their significant other in the act. According to the article, “between 30 and 60 percent of all married persons in the United States will engage in cheating at some point in their […]
Psychology in Social Networking
The article I read was “Personality traits and ego-network dynamics” by Simone Centellegher, Eduardo Lopez, Jari Saramaki, and Bruno Lepri. In this paper they introduce an experiment in which they were testing the effects of a person’s personality on their social networks. They tested five main personality traits: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, and […]
Game Theory in Genetics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180904232303.htm This article discusses research by two scientists, Bhubaneswar Mishra and Steven Massey, which proposes the use of game theory to help understand genetic behavior. The research focuses on biochemistry and the way that macro-molecules associated with genes interact with other macro-molecules. In this specific form of game theory, there is the sender and the […]
Google Scans Data From Gmail Accounts
As we continue to learn more and more about the networks we build between our friends and family, it is intriguing to think about the role this plays within social media and our online presences as discussed in class. The difference between strong and weak ties becomes apparent as we spend much more time communicating […]
Your Network Has Been Hacked. You Have 72 Hours to Report It.
Your Network Has Been Hacked. You Have 72 Hours to Report It. Companies are scrambling to meet new regulations that require them to figure out what’s going on—quickly https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-network-has-been-hacked-you-have-72-hours-to-report-it-1537322400 Earlier this year, the European Union has implemented stringent regulations penalizing Multinational corporations for failing to report and detect data breaches. Called the General Data Protection […]
Using Game Theory to Save Lives
Fei Fang is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where she specializes in artificial intelligence for societal challenges. Her research interests lie at the intersection of game theory and machine learning, and her research has both advanced academic theory and been used to address real-world issues. An algorithm she developed in 2013 for protecting […]
GOT Game Theory
https://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2017/08/27/its-time-for-some-game-theory-about-the-game-of-thrones-finale/#3b8543867bde Game of Thrones is a very popular TV show set in the fictional seven Kingdoms of Westeros that depicts the battle between many different families for control of the throne. The show includes elements of strategy, planning, and deceit through each story line making it a great candidate for analysis using game theory. […]
Managing a 21st century newsroom workforce: A case study of NYC news media
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center_reports/managing-a-newsroom-workforce-nyc-case-study.php/#executive-summary This article tells us about a case study which focuses on 16 companies in the New York City news media. The sample set for the study was chosen using CisionPoint, an extensive media database. The random sample set was further reduced to only include companies which have a LinkedIn page. The study focused on […]
Social Selection and Peer Influence in an Online Social Network
This article maps the homogeneity of social networks on Facebook. Researchers captured network and profile information from students at a U.S. college once a year between March 2006 and March 2009. They then classified students’ 100 most popular self-reported book, movie and music preferences, identified defining attributes of the students’ social networks, and then correlated […]
Overcoming Winner’s Curse
https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/business-negotiations/two-examples-of-the-winners-curse-in-business-negotiations-microsofts-acquisition-of-yammer-and-the-purchase-of-edvard-munchs-the-scream/ As stated in lecture, auctions are useful for sellers when they are unaware of buyers’ willingness to pay for a good. However, auctions serve as a benefit to sellers, and a loss for buyers, when there is already an established selling price for said good. This twist comes in the form of the […]
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