Ruth Bader Ginsburg auction brings in nearly $517k
This article discusses how recently, personal items belonging to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been auctioned off and accumulated to an astounding $517k, approximately. Amongst the items that were auctioned off were a gold judicial collar made of glass beads (sold for $176, 775) and a gavel (sold for $20,400). The funds from this […]
Too Cool For School: How Popularity Bias Effects Match Making on Online Dating Platforms
Let’s set the scene: You’re walking down the hall of your school and you see the popular person that “everybody” has a crush on. How could they not? They’re attractive, smart, and witty. You have a crush on them yourself, but you wouldn’t dare try to approach them because of the potential embarrassment of being […]
The Trajectory of Auctions in E-Commerce
Recent decades have allowed for an advent of technology and instruments that now highly influence the strategies and networks one can engage in. Cryptocurrency, in particular, continues to play a focal role in this new trading field. We see that it has reinforced and popularized the usage of second price auctions, a principle often associated […]
Payoffs for Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Modes
Early this year Tesla rolled out three new driving profiles for its “Full Self-Driving beta, assertive, average and chill. The FSD beta allows for drivers to select how the car reacts to road conditions and situations and varies its aggression in driving mimicking real drivers. From the software it states that the assertive mode will […]
Colombia and the Boomerang Model: The Strength of Weak Ties
The late 1980s saw the emergence of constructivist norm-oriented scholarship in International Relations (IR) theory, popularizing discourse that countervailed state-centric paradigms and rationalist assumptions surrounding state behavior. Authors Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink were one of the first IR scholars to explore how states and organizations interact with transnational advocacy networks (TANs) to diffuse norms […]
Odycceus – Resolve Human Conflicts with the Game Theory
The digitalization of the number of discussion people have on social media and forums profoundly impacts how everyone connects to their social networks. The Odycceus is coordinated by Eckehard Olbrich, a physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. This project develops the foundational concepts, methods, and tools to […]
Game Theory Behind the Transition to Position-less Basketball
https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/03/the-modernization-of-nba-offenses-and-why-small-ball-is-here-to-stay/ Basketball has always been seen by the majority as a game with five clear cut positions with predefined roles: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. However, recent trends in the modern NBA have slowly begun to shift away from and change this belief. In the article I shared above, […]
More weak ties, more employment opportunities
Linkedin: the ultimate hub to “connect” with other people, explore new job opportunities, and feel intimidated by others’ accolades. Many other studies have shown the “paradox of weak ties” (which contradicts the notion that weak ties have value), but these studies didn’t perform experimental work and are therefore not properly justified. Contrary to what we’d […]
Game Theory of “Orchestral Duel”
One surprising encounter one can have with concepts from Game Theory comes in the form of mid 20th century works by contemporary composer Iannis Xenakis. He combines experimental musical improvisation with the ludicism of a game and creates something remarkably unique. His most well known “games” are Duel (1959) and Stratégie (1961). In these, two […]
The Electric Graph
Inevitably, as the temperatures rise through the summer months, the usage of A/C and fans will increase therefore also increasing the amount of power draw on the power grid. California has one of the largest infrastructures for the generation and distribution of power amongst its 39.9 million current residents. Currently, California is experiencing blackouts to […]
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