COVID-19: Reliance on Strong and Weak Ties in Dating
It is now commonplace to hear that job opportunities are more likely to stem from weak ties than from strong ties. [1] COVID-19 and nationwide quarantine orders are now shedding light on the shifting dynamic of ties in another industry: dating. More specifically, what ties were and will likely be important to meet one’s spouse. […]
Oracle’s Acquisition of Tiktok and Game Theory
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/technology/trump-oracle-and-tiktok.html The news of TikTok and WeChat being banned has proliferated media outlets in recent weeks. This article discusses President Trump’s approval of Oracle and Walmart’s recent acquisition of the TikTok app, which would delay the blocking of the app. There have been national security concerns surrounding the usage of the social media platform, which […]
Game Theory and the Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020
Empty supermarket shelves in Belfast. Liam McBurney/PA Wire/PA Images When COVID-19 began its Reign of Terror in the Spring of 2020, stores across the globe experienced an acute shortage of essential supplies. As Chris Stiff writes in his article in The Conversation, everyday products like toilet paper reached sky-high prices on eBay, empty shelves at grocery […]