A new interactive web application allows for a tangible understanding of abstract concepts of quantum game theory. The Kobe ...

The recent paper studies algorithmic pricing through the lens of game theory, an interdisciplinary field at the border of ...

Playing with Reality: How Games Shape Our World. By Kelly Clancy. Riverhead Books; 368 pages; $30. Allen Lane; £25 In 1824 Prince Wilhelm of Prussia asked for a demonstration of an elaborate game he ...

Crash games like Aviator turn risk into spectacle. The multiplier climbs, seconds stretch, and we face a razor-thin decision: ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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?” ...

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We’ll sound off in the ...

The United States throwing its weight behind Bitcoin would effect a massive shift in the game theory underpinning Bitcoin, but probably not in the way you think. Bitcoin’s decentralized consensus ...

Long Beach Wilson head coach Raudric Curtis has a hypothesis about what he believes it takes to win high school football games. The Bruins never rushed their deliberate, yet effective offensive play ...