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fromOpen Culture
1 week 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.
#decision-making
fromHackernoon
4 months ago

How Concave Payoff Functions Shape Equilibrium in Strategic Games | HackerNoon

The study demonstrates that, under specific conditions, the concave pro-rata game has a unique, strict equilibrium where all players follow the symmetric strategy of x = (q/n)1.
Board games
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Math Puzzle: Construct the Dice

In order to achieve an equal probability for all sums from 1 to 12 when rolling two dice, Marie labeled her blank die with three zeros and three sixes.
Board games
fromCardplayer
1 month ago

Poker Strategy With Jonathan Little: Are You Making This Preflop Blunder?

Most amateur poker players only three-bet with their best hands, missing opportunities to exploit wider ranges against opponents who might call with weak hands.
Poker
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Why betting the NCAA tournament is completely different than filling out your bracket

March Madness encompasses more than basketball; it's a strategic game where sports betting has gained popularity, presenting unique challenges compared to traditional bracket filling.
Poker
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fromtowardsdatascience.com
2 months ago

When You Just Can't Decide on a Single Action

Introducing probability in game theory enhances strategic complexity by allowing mixed strategies based on anticipated actions of opponents.
#artificial-intelligence
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games

Barthelemy's analysis reveals that chess can be modeled as a decision tree, where crucial tipping points significantly influence match outcomes, especially during midgame.
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fromInverse
6 months ago

This is What Game Theory Tells Us About Messaging Aliens

"Humans benefit from extraterrestrials making choices while assuming humans are strategically similar to them," Fischer tells Inverse.
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