Comments on: Game theory in Numb3rs: hide and seek http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/12/02/game-theory-in-numb3rs-hide-and-seek/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Tue, 22 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bob http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/12/02/game-theory-in-numb3rs-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-12173 bob Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:15:32 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1802#comment-12173 This show also has horrible inaccuracies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rGTXHvPCQ This show also has horrible inaccuracies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rGTXHvPCQ

]]> By: Markku Peltoniemi http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/12/02/game-theory-in-numb3rs-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-5951 Markku Peltoniemi Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:50:17 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1802#comment-5951 While browsing through the links my antivirus softvare (Avira) reported the game link as infected. Just thought you might like to know. While browsing through the links my antivirus softvare (Avira) reported the game link as infected. Just thought you might like to know.

]]> By: Jim http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/12/02/game-theory-in-numb3rs-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-5927 Jim Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:31:25 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1802#comment-5927 I'm amazed that we aren't all taking the urinal on the end, when they're all free! I’m amazed that we aren’t all taking the urinal on the end, when they’re all free!

]]> By: DrObviousSo http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/12/02/game-theory-in-numb3rs-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-5863 DrObviousSo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:38:32 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1802#comment-5863 <i>4. Why do you think people avoid endpoints?</i> I think I figured this out when I was learning about recursive programming. Corner cases are hard, and there can be many of them. We are more comfortable figuring out the common or base cases, if possible. To operate with a corner case, you often have to know the base case, and then figure out how it changes for the corner case. <i>5. Hide and seek is a game of dis-coordination, that is, the players have opposing goals. How might the results be different in a game of coordination, such as avoiding traffic collisions...</i> Don't we already do this on three lane highways? --Right lane is for enter/exit, which you must do, and will thus overcome endpoint aversion. --Left lane is for passing, which you want to do, and will thus have a reason to overcome endpoint aversion --Center lane is for cruising, which is something you don't care where you do, and thus endpoint aversion kicks in and controls your choice? 4. Why do you think people avoid endpoints?
I think I figured this out when I was learning about recursive programming. Corner cases are hard, and there can be many of them. We are more comfortable figuring out the common or base cases, if possible. To operate with a corner case, you often have to know the base case, and then figure out how it changes for the corner case.

5. Hide and seek is a game of dis-coordination, that is, the players have opposing goals. How might the results be different in a game of coordination, such as avoiding traffic collisions…
Don’t we already do this on three lane highways? –Right lane is for enter/exit, which you must do, and will thus overcome endpoint aversion.
–Left lane is for passing, which you want to do, and will thus have a reason to overcome endpoint aversion
–Center lane is for cruising, which is something you don’t care where you do, and thus endpoint aversion kicks in and controls your choice?

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