Game theory – comic from xkcd

I just wanted to share a small comic today.

A while ago Scott emailed me the web comic xkcd’s amusing take on the topic of game theory:

I got a kick out of this as it is often joked love cannot be analyzed computationally.

That’s not to say all is lost. Mathematics does offer some insight on romance—see my earlier article how to find true love using game theory.

The beauty of the optimal strategy is that it can also be used to find gas cheaply and to help companies hire the best applicant.



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  • http://www.mindyourdecisions.com/blog/ Presh Talwalkar

    I am told the comic is a reference to WarGames (which I somehow haven’t seen yet)

  • Chris

    The alt text of the comic goes one level deeper.
    “Wait, no, that one also loses. How about a nice game of chess?”
    The whole comic is a reference to the 1983 movie WarGames.

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