a mathematical technique used in operational research to analyze and predict the outcomes of games of strategy and conflicts of interest. Game theory is used...
Game theory is a well-known idea in economics – economists who have helped devise the strategy won the 2005 Nobel prize. It's also important in actual business, especially for how it approaches negotiations (though gametheory.net features in its lecture notes section alone general strategy, competitive and cooperative strategies,...
There's a great profile (though a bit long-ish) on Barry Nalebuff, economist and chairman of organic beverage company Honest Tea, in this spring's Strategy+Business. The article discusses how Nalebuff used game theory, "a mathematical tool used to anticipate possible scenarios and develop appropriate strategies to deal with them," in his...
Phil Mickelson's coach Dave Pelz says his man has the best finishing game in the world. He also thinks Tiger was lucky to win the US Open. James Corrigan finds the mentor responsible for improving the world No 2's poor Open record in controversial - and confident - mode ...
Phil Mickelson's coach Dave Pelz says his man has the best finishing game in the world. He also thinks Tiger was lucky to win the US Open. James Corrigan finds the mentor responsible for improving the world No 2's poor Open record in controversial - and confident - mode ...
One of the Most Influential Soundtracks in Videogame History Returns With Major Events, Tracks from Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park, Disturbed and The Offspring REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today unveiled the music track listing for Madden NFL 09, set to release August 12, 2008....
Book of the Week Spain's defeat of Germany in last Sunday's Euro 2008 final was hailed as a victory for beauty over the beast, but was it the result of more skilful players, superior tactics or just plain luck? The question lies at the heart of football...
WHO invented tennis and why is the score called love? - Kelly Schofield, Beckenham, Kent BETWEEN 1859 and 1865, Major Harry Gem and his friend Augorio Perera developed a game which combined elements of rackets and the Basque game pelota which they played on Perera's croquet lawn in Birmingham. ...
MATTHEWS, N.C. -- PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, is pleased to announce that David Sklansky has joined PokerTek's team as a poker consultant, who will focus on providing industry expertise and guidance to further enhance the PokerPro casino...
PARIS AFP — For nearly 30 years, space scientists have wrestled with one of the greatest enigmas in the Solar System: why does Mars have two faces? Pictures sent back by the US Viking landers in the late 1970s unveiled Mars's northern hemisphere as an enormous lowland basin,...
Catherine J. Rezak, chairwoman and cofounder ofParadigm Learning, a business games, business simulations and Discovery Maps ® company,recently contributed an article to Pfeiffer's The Trainer's PortableMentor . Rezak's article is entitled "Discovery Learning: The DrivingForce Behind Achieving Real Organizational Change." Rezak begins the article with a "passion statement":...
Hiestand on TV Selected overnight ratings Despite famous franchises from big TV markets, NBA Finals ratings aren't exactly mind-blowing so far. Bet that everybody at the NBA and ABC/ESPN are praying to the gods of their choice that the Lakers win tonight -- any...
US OPEN Irishman ignores the Tiger talk to explore the contradictions at the centre of his game If the build-up to this year's US Open has confirmed anything, it is merely that the game revolves around Tiger Woods with a sun-like dependency. Following...
The Jinn from hyperspace, and other scribblings--both serious and whimsical. Gardner, Martin. Prometheus Books 2008 307 pages $25.95 Hardcover QA95 Gardner, the creator of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column and author of numerous works...
Handbook of applied algorithms; solving scientific, engineering, and practical problems. Ed. by Amiya Nayak and Ivan Stojmenovic. Wiley-Interscience 2008 544 pages $100.00 Hardcover QA76.9 Providing a combination of theory, algorithms, and simulations, this handbook...
Calculus and techniques of optimization with microeconomic applications. Hoag, John. World Scientific 2008 368 pages $58.00 Hardcover QA303 This book is designed as a guide for students of mathematical economics. Unlike a true textbook,...
Are swing voters really swayed by wedge issues? In this political game-theory exercise, Hillygus and Shields argue that "cross-pressured partisans" are a more complicated voting bloc than previously thought. With a look at microtargeting data and historical examples of campaign strategy, the authors conclude that candidates use controversial issues like...
Despite the many inevitable scheduling uncertainties in the NBA and NHL playoffs, game-time slots are picked weeks or months in advance, partly to take into account arena availability. The quirky result: Detroit's NBA Pistons and NHL Red Wings will both be playing at home in primetime Saturday and...
Fair Outcomes, Inc. Introduces New System for Use in E-Commerce Disputes BOSTON -- As eBay begins rolling out highly controversial changes to its feedback policies - ending the ability of sellers to leave negative feedback for buyers, while allowing buyers to continue to use feedback to cause significant...
JIMMY Calderwood is ready to risk the wrath of his father by robbing Rangers of the title. Aberdeen's final game of the season against the Light Blues on Thursday may be a potential championship decider. But the Dons boss insisted delivering the...
It is fashionable to believe that the standard of poker - whatever that may mean - has improved over the past few years. The vast number of new recruits to the game have a wealth of books, DVDs and training schools to help them develop the skill-set required to be...
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