Site is up (again)
Sorry about the recent downtime. I'm as annoyed as anyone. This site has been hit twice in the last week with a malware attack. I've learned a lot about web and desktop security in the process, and I hope to stay on top to avoid a similar situation again. I did ...

Charlie Brown and game theory
I grew up watching Charlie Brown and the many Peanuts holiday cartoon specials. At holiday time I am always reminded of the Great Pumpkin, Snoopy's antics, and the cheesy phone conversations. But most of all I am reminded of Charlie Brown and game theory. Most of you will recall the running ...

Mind Your Decisions is working again!
This site was down for a majority of last week. I'm very sorry for the interruption, and I want to explain why this happened. What happened is this site was hacked. I was angry of course, and I took immediate action. I first put the site offline to diagnose the problem ...

A math puzzle about splitting land
A father is splitting up land among his two sons in estate planning. How can he divide the land fairly? One approach is to split the land evenly. But even this method can get complicated if we add some realistic assumptions. Today's puzzle illustrates why splitting land can be a mind-boggling ...

The ultimatum game played by children
I came across a cute video about game theory. The video is about an experiment where children are asked to share a pile of chocolate coins. The twist to is they had to follow the rules of the ultimatum game. Specifically, here is how the game worked. One child got to offer ...