#game-theory

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fromThe New Yorker
14 hours ago

Do You Know What I Know?

Walking through the Long Island Railroad concourse, my son was perplexed by the close proximity of three chicken-themed restaurants-Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's, and Pollo Campero-and by the fact that a shop called Gotham News mainly seemed to sell candy and bottled water. He also wanted to know why some people, as they strolled or waited, drank out of cans in brown paper bags. "Why do they use those bags?" he asked.
Psychology
Games
fromVulture
3 months ago

The Creator of Mafia Has Feelings About The Traitors

The Traitors is heavily influenced by Mafia, a game focusing on psychological strategy and deception.
fromFast Company
4 months ago

How game theory explains vaccination rates and parents' choices

The decision not to vaccinate isn't simply about misinformation or hesitancy; it involves game theory, explaining how rational choices can lead to risky collective outcomes.
Public health
Board games
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Bargaining in the Fog of Uncertainty

Zero-sum bargaining is stressful and often leads to unfair offers being rejected.
Uncertainty affects how people negotiate and consider fairness in offers.
Video games
fromOpen Culture
5 months ago

John Nash's Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations

Nash's brief dissertation revolutionized game theory despite having few citations, leading to his eventual Nobel Prize in Economics.
Poker
fromCardplayer
5 months ago

Poker Strategy With Jonathan Little: Failing To Fold Aces

In deep tournaments, strategic calling may outplay aggressive opponents and trap them effectively.
Board games
fromHackernoon
9 months ago

How Concave Payoff Functions Shape Equilibrium in Strategic Games | HackerNoon

The concave pro-rata game exhibits a unique, strict equilibrium under certain conditions.
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