Blot Post #2: Trading Networks
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899825608002182 This study essentially models a game in which buyers, sellers, and traders trade based on a graph that represents the buyers and sellers access to traders. This game is created to determine dominant strategy in situations where buyers and sellers have different accesses to trading and therefore different amounts of power in the […]
Thanksgiving and The Origins of Gratitude
Just about a week ago, we as a country celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday whose purpose is apparent in its name. People gather around with their loved ones and express their gratitude to their benefactors while sharing a warm meal. This brings to question, why? Of course, it is a wholesome and admirable event, but what […]
Corona Virus With a Network Based Explanation
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22684 After learning about how epidemics spread and the different models present to explain disease spread, this article was very interesting. It talks about R0 and how this value being greater than or less than 0 effect how rapidly disease spreads. Additionally, the paper notes that quarantining, wearing mask, social distancing are all ways to […]