Game Theory and Preventing the Global Food Crisis Caused by Covid
Food insecurity is a crisis facing our entire world, intensified by the introduction of the coronavirus. Governments throughout the globe are fighting to keep their citizens fed and alive. To do this at maximum efficiency, international trade of agricultural products is necessary to sustain the population’s diverse nutritional needs. The coronavirus has slowed production, disrupted […]
Determining the Dominant Strategy in Teamfight Tactics
https://mobalytics.gg/blog/tft-guide/ League of Legends is a famous 5v5 multiplayer game. In the traditional game-mode, 5 players on each team each select one champion to play, and battle it in Summoner’s Rift. In the traditional game-mode, timing and game sense are two of the most important skills. However, after nearly a decade of success with League […]
Performance-Enhancing Drugs and The Prisoner’s Dilemma
Coming from a region in California where we take high school sports seriously, I definitely understood how intense the culture was as I was on the swim team and swam competitively as well. A clear memory I have from high school is when one of my friends that also swam competitively tested positive for a […]
Game Theory: Donal Trump and Joe Biden, What’s their strategies?
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/presidential-debate-2020-live-updates-trump-biden.html /DISCLAIMER: This Blog is based on my personal thoughts on this very controversial issue, might be very different from other people’s perspectives/ Main topic to discuss: HOW can TRUMP / BIDEN win the first debate with their knowledge of Game Theory 2020 is a long, unpredictable, changing year. The ‘randomness’ in […]
Tracking the Transfer of Social Capital in a More Distributed Workforce
References: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/workforces-struggle-navigate-covid-19-pandemic-network-marin/ It is no question that the remote work trend has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses were forced to shut down and rely on work from home efforts. While there has been a general push for more flexibility and remote work in the past, it has also faced some pushback–partially […]
The strength of weak ties, even in interior design
We have already learned in class that weak ties can potentially connect us to new ideas and valuable information including job opportunities. We have defined that while strong ties are the tight-knit circle within our social group, weak ties are comprised of “acquaintances” who we have less interaction with. Ironically so, it turns out that […]
Implication of University’s Network in Coronavirus Time
Cornell Professors’ Model Could Help Universities Plan for the Fall 2020 Semester The Small-World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus This is a research paper titled “The Small-World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus” that is done by two Cornell professors, Kim Weeden […]
When is the best time to go grocery shopping?
Over the past six months, America’s grocery shopping experience has shifted dramatically. With limited capacity for shoppers and increased demand for groceries, it seems that supermarkets have never-ending lines that last throughout the day. Every day, the line at my local Trader Joe’s runs the length of one block, beginning at 8:30am and never dwindling […]
Activism on social media can increase political polarization
Many people take to social media not only to see others’ opinions, but also to express their own beliefs. Perhaps part of this inclination is due to people wanting to delineate their stances on important issues and clarify their social identities as a way of social signaling, but often when people express their opinions online, […]
Using Game Theory to Analyze Investors’ Choices
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stock-market-is-a-strong-election-day-predictor-11599490800 It’s no surprise that an election year brings opportunity for volatility and uncertainty in the market. Over the past 5 elections, we have seen similar turbulence in the lead up to the elections. There are many factors to consider but one of the main reason this happens, is because investors begin to play games […]
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