Imagine you had a friend who gave different answers to the same question, depending on how you asked it. “What’s the capital of Peru?” would get one answer, and “Is Lima the capital of Peru?” would ...

A recent solution to the prisoner’s dilemma, a classic game theory scenario, has created new puzzles in evolutionary biology. Press and Dyson’s new solution to the problem, however, threw that rosy ...

Game theory has a fascinating connection with poker. Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com Welcome to our series on economic theories that are changing the way we think. Today, Partha Gangopadhyay ...

Ever wonder how nodes are incentivized in a blockchain to ensure trust, consensus and cooperation in a system with no central authority? The answer lies in game theory, the mathematical study of ...

Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only ...