The number of disasters has doubled globally since the 1980s, with the damage and losses estimated at an average US$100 billion a year since the new millennium, and the number of people affected also growing.
Environment
Mar 10, 2017
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America's president isn't the only one considering the possibility of rigged elections.
Computer Sciences
Mar 2, 2017
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Whether a nation should retaliate against a cyber attack is a complicated decision, and a new framework guided by game theory could help policymakers determine the best strategy.
Security
Mar 1, 2017
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When we ask friends if we can stay at their place, we prefer them to say yes without asking details such as for how long. Yet, if the answer is going to be no, then we often prefer them to seek more information from us first. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2017
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Thomas Schelling, an economist who won a Nobel Prize for using game theory to explain nuclear strategy, has died, a colleague said Wednesday. He was 95.
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2016
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A new article explains how game theory and algorithms are being used to optimize security and patrol schedules to prevent terrorist attacks.
Mathematics
Dec 6, 2016
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Game theory has long been used to apply mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers.
Mathematics
Oct 20, 2016
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New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use "common-pool resources" such as transportation systems and fisheries even if it risks failure of the system, to the detriment of society ...
Mathematics
Sep 29, 2016
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German economist Reinhard Selten, a recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics, has died. He was 85.
Other
Sep 1, 2016
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Conservationists at the University of Kent have used game theory to look at the likely outcome of the battle between rhino poachers and the gamekeeper or rhino manager.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2016
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