In this article, the author describes the entrance of a new competitor into the mobile market. In particular, in Great Britain, a new company, Hutchison 3G has attempted to break into the ultra-competitive wireless communications industry. However, as expected, they have had a considerable amount of difficulty persuading customers to leave their […]
Archive for March, 2008
Game Theory - Not Applicable In All Situations
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 11:04 pm
Written by: roflcopter
“A Balance More Replete”: Structural Balance and Dénouements
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 10:32 pm
Written by: tglstory
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a play or novel or film nearing its conclusion must be in want of a dénouement.
Well, perhaps not universally acknowledged, but whether or not we know the term for it we expect the play we see or the story we read to come to a certain completion: plots […]
Posted in Topics: Education
What does it mean to “win” on eBay?
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 9:36 pm
Written by: BoZo
In class, we’ve talked about auctions and specifically about Second Price Auctions. As it says in our textbook, “The auction form use on eBay is essentially a second-price auction” and this makes sense. On eBay, the winner at the end pays only the 2nd highest bid since eBay will incrementally increase your bid until it […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Independent Thinkers Cowork
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 8:29 pm
Written by: mrjack
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/businessspecial2/20cowork.html?pagewanted=1&sq=networking&st=nyt&scp=19
Coworking (no hyphen) has become a new social phenomenon that are emerging across the country. It is where someone creates an office and rents out desks to professionals who have different jobs but who share the same values. Coworking sites are not only meant to be a solutions for professionals who work independently like entrepreneurs, […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Structural Imbalance in Apartment 319
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 5:50 pm
Written by: aby4
Problems always arise when people live in close proximity to one another. Even the closest of friends often find fault with each other’s habits and routines if they’re around one another enough. In my own apartment, this is certainly the case, though the number of conflicts has increased substantially this semester. I […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Mathematical Simulation Of Election In Democracy - India and USA
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 5:32 pm
Written by: notworks32
http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2007/05/27/mathematical-simulation-of-election-in-democracy-india-and-usa/
This article is about game theory and how it relates to democratic systems in India and the USA. The writer describes the electoral system in the United States with respect to game theory, then goes on to extrapolate what kinds of systems would work best in India. In democracy, the votes are considered random […]
Posted in Topics: Education
The Traveler’s Dilemma
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 5:22 pm
Written by: enciphered
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=7750A576-
E7F2-99DF-3824E0B1C2540D47&ref=rss
The link above leads to a very well known game, much like the Prisoner’s Dilemma, created by Cornell University professor Kaushik Basu. The problem is as follows: Two people are returning home from vacation on a plane and both have brought back with them an identical souvenir. Upon arriving at the airport after their trip, […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Gaza Violence and Its Connection to Game Theory
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 5:21 pm
Written by: josie2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html
This news article is mainly on reporting the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. The news article reports that Israel has launched an air-strike in response to the rocket attacks from militants of Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas. The Israeli air-force targeted Gaza in attempt to terminate the Palestinian terrorist group, which resulted in death of […]
Posted in Topics: General
Embargo on Cuba
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 3:01 pm
Written by: dr432
http://www.antiwar.com/henderson/?articleid=12395 The following article describes the embargo the United States has imposed on Cuba. Cuba, holding its position as a communist nation, has been suffering long economic and social grief for the past 48 years. With the embargo in place, America has forced the Cuban people into a worse economic dilemma. Although America has created this […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Prisoners Dilemma Played an Unknown Number of Times
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 2:55 pm
Written by: c596
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
On homework 2, we were asked to consider the Prisoner’s Dilemma where it was played twice, and both players knew that the game was to be placed twice. The optimal solution for both players was to confess both games. Now, what would happen if the players were told that the game […]
Posted in Topics: Education
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