A fair division storytale
While I was browsing random videos on Youtube, I came across an amusing story about fair division told by some Indian school children. The video is about five minutes long and I found it enjoyable. And if the accents are throwing you off, you can read my transcription of the video ...

Can you guess what I am thinking? Focal / Schelling point experiment
[Update 7-28-11: ] I've learned this site needs some upgrading on the backend, and also there was an issue with the game theory archive page--for the meantime: try the following link: game theory archives. I'm working to fix these things, and new posts to resume on August 1. Today I want ...

IHOP commercial touches on concept of common knowledge
I saw this commercial today on TV. It's a bit cheesy, but I found it amusing due its reference to common knowledge:

Game theory in High Stakes Poker
I came across a great hand on the TV show High Stakes Poker. The hand is from Season 3, Episode 12, and it features poker professionals Phil Ivey and Brad Booth (yes, the same Brad Booth who used some psychology and game theory in Poker After Dark). Some background on the hand: ...

Salem witches – a math puzzle
[update 7-1]: I'm on vacation...will be back with posts the week of the 12th! I came across a fun math puzzle that's relates to the game theory of guessing. The puzzle was posted by James Grime, a mathematician who has posted some nice videos under the name singingbanana. Let's get right into it. The puzzle I've transcribed the puzzle ...

NASCAR game of chicken
I know very little about NASCAR, so I defer to Advanced NFL stats which has a great piece on NASCAR and game theory I loved reading about the strategy of the race, particularly about the decision to make a risky pass against an opponent versus defending position by threatening a wreck. ...

Why tobacco companies might like the advertising ban
Several years ago, the U.S. government came down hard on tobacco companies and limited advertising on TV and in magazines. The move was meant both to discourage smoking and to punish the tobacco companies. Is that what really happens? It's worth analyzing since advertising bans are often discussed. There used to ...