Star Trek: Discovery – It’s Time for Some Game Theory
Analyzing Star Trek Discovery’s opening Federation-Klingon standoff as a Prisoner’s Dilemma
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Prisoner’s Dilemma on Overthinking It
The Game Theory of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
How apes and humans employ rational decision making in post-apocalyptic San Francisco.
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Prisoner 24601’s Dilemma: Game Theory and “Les Misérables” [Think Tank]
The stirring drama of Les Misérables, as depicted by two-by-two game theory matrices.
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Episode 37: Funny Hats and Shoulder Pads
Sheely and Wrather wrap up Gossip Girl’s Ben/Juliet/Serena revenge plotline and look ahead at what’s to come.
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The Philosophy of Batman: Political Sociology Edition
Over the past two weeks, much digital ink has been spilled about the political meanings and messages embedded in The Dark Knight. In this particular corner of the intertubes, considerable (over)thought has gone into dissecting the layers of philosophy in … Continued
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The Philosophy of Batman
(There Will Be Spoilers) Christopher Nolan didn’t major in philosophy in college (or “read philosophy at University,” as the case may be), but he evidently has some familiarity with the subject. How do I know? Well, both of his two … Continued