Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the Stanford Graduate School of Business have conducted a study on tournaments using the playoff system, which is one of the most popular forms of sporting competitions. ...
Mathematics
Aug 31, 2017
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Every spring, the NCAA basketball tournament tips off and people around the country call in sick, take long lunch hours or watch games at their desk, sometimes in a clandestine fashion, sometimes in the open. And just as ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2019
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Hundreds of geeks and gamers braved Sao Paulo's torrid heat Tuesday to play online video games at the fifth edition of Brazil's Campus Party, an annual, week-long technology fest.
Software
Feb 8, 2012
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The London Olympics led to 150 million tweets—more than the US elections and Super Bowl combined, Twitter said Tuesday.
Internet
Dec 11, 2012
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Tiger Woods's phenomenal talent won him a ton of golf tournaments. But an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of Political Economy shows he has something else going for him: his superstar status hobbles the ...
Economics & Business
Dec 6, 2011
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(AP) -- The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.
Internet
Feb 8, 2012
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It's NCAA Tournament time and that means finding a game or score online during the workday can be just a click away.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2012
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(AP) -- High school athletic associations nationwide say a federal appeals court ruling upholding Wisconsin's right to sell exclusive rights to live-stream games online preserves a lucrative new revenue stream, while newspaper ...
Internet
Aug 26, 2011
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A elephant polo tournament in Sri Lanka which was scrapped after one of the beasts went rogue has been revived with tuk-tuk taxis taking their place, to the relief of animal lovers.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- School students who take their GCSEs during a major international football tournament, such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship, get worse exam results than they would in a football-free ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2011
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