The way that the EU referendum campaigns – both for and against British membership of the bloc – have been handled has been redolent of game playing. As an academic who studies game theory, a number of parallels are evident. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Fujitsu Laboratories and the University of Electro-Communications today announced the development of a high-speed algorithm that uses mathematical game theory as an artificial intelligence technology to aid in the development ...
Engineering
May 10, 2016
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EU researchers have applied game theory in order to develop new ways of efficiently controlling complex systems such as heating and power.
Mathematics
Apr 25, 2016
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A century ago, more than 60,000 tigers roamed the wild. Today, the worldwide estimate has dwindled to around 3,200. Poaching is one of the main drivers of this precipitous drop. Whether killed for skins, medicine or trophy ...
Ecology
Apr 21, 2016
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In a recent publication, researchers from Wageningen UR investigated what agriculture might be able to learn from the anomaly of 'cheating' plants. Natural selection ensures that cheating plants dominate in the ecological ...
Biotechnology
Apr 7, 2016
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Lloyd S. Shapley, a researcher of strategic decision-making called "game theory" who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics, has died at 92.
Other
Mar 14, 2016
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Today's longer campaign cycles, filled with numerous televised debates and constant news reporting and social media coverage, are causing the rise of extremist politicians, according to a new study from the University of ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2016
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A team of computer scientists from the University of Maryland, Stanford University and Microsoft Research is the first to solve a game theory scenario that has vexed researchers for nearly a century. The game, known as "Colonel ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 11, 2016
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Researchers say that the actions of individual farmers should be considered when studying and modelling strategies of pest control.
Ecology
Dec 31, 2015
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One can't help but notice that migration is increasing. The trend over the last century has been toward greater mobility for more people around the world. Many people today live in a place different from where they were born, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2015
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