Protecting Sharks
Link: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-sharks-doesnt.html An example of networks in the natural world is food webs. These food webs represent the “who-eats-whom” relationships among the species in an ecosystem, where the nodes are a species and the edge from, let’s say node A to node B, show that A members consume B members. When we understand this form […]
Meta, Twitter, Spam Accounts, and Networks!
According to a report that was recently released by the Wall Street Journal, Meta and Twitter have decided to remove spam accounts that were found to be promoting Pro-Western content to Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries. Interestingly, the United States was assumed to be the “presumptive country of origin” for these spam accounts, with […]
Mixed Equilibrium and Insane Sequences in Competitive Pokémon Singles
The Pokémon game franchise has been a favorite for audiences of all ages over its incredibly long 24-year old lifespan. Undoubtedly, this sustained popularity is in part due to the easy-to-learn, but hard-to-master battle system. In very basic terms, one’s goal in each battle is to faint/knock out all six opposing Pokémon by reducing their […]
Pokémon Battling Explained: Featuring Game Theory
Despite being marketed towards kids, the Pokémon video game series has a surprising amount of depth. The core gameplay of the Pokémon franchise is the turn-based RPG (Role Playing Game) combat system, where two players square off in a battle, each with six of their own Pokémon. Depending on the competitive format, each player may […]
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