Underestimating your opponent’s hand in a game of poker could dig a deep hole in your pocket. Making the same mistake in international politics could spark a world war. The comparison may seem ...

The Greek finance minister is an expert in game theory. Could this help predict how the Eurozone negotiations will turn out, asks Marcus Miller, professor of economics at the University of Warwick.

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Economist Michael Chwe has written a book called “Jane Austen: Game Theorist.” Do you need more of a reason to read this post? Video from Michael Chwe’s YouTube channel. I’m a specialist in game ...

Economist Michael Chwe has written a book called “Jane Austen: Game Theorist.” Do you need more of a reason to read this post? Video from Michael Chwe’s YouTube channel. I’m a specialist in game ...

Mathematician John Nash's contribution to Game theory made it very popular. It can explain how and why Facebook paid $19 billion to acquire WhatsApp. , 86, the brilliant mathematician who won the ...

So you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, chained by the ankle to someone else. You’ll be released, and one of you will get a large prize, as soon as the other gives in. How do you persuade the other ...

Thomas C. Schelling and Robert Aumann are co-winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. The two worked independently to apply game theory to social and political problems. Robert Siegel speaks with ...