If natural selection is survival of the fittest, why isn't everything a competition? Cooperation and competition have a fitness face off in game theory. Evolutionary games are often visually ...

The game theory of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies analyzes the behavior and strategies of participants in the market using concepts such as the prisoner’s dilemma. Game theory is a mathematical ...

TOPSHOT - President Trump's plan to create a "national bitcoin stockpile" has fueled speculation that other countries will follow suit. Game theory helps explain the logic behind Bitcoin's recent ...

A recent solution to the prisoner’s dilemma, a classic game theory scenario, has created new puzzles in evolutionary biology. Press and Dyson’s new solution to the problem, however, threw that rosy ...

Game theory helps investors predict outcomes in markets where decisions impact each other. Understanding game theory equips investors to strategically anticipate market actions. Game theory-informed ...

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Ever wonder how nodes are incentivized in a blockchain to ensure trust, consensus and cooperation in a system with no central authority? The answer lies in game theory, the mathematical study of ...

Thomas Schelling and Robert Aumann have won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the two men, who were recognized for their contributions to ...

Parents are more likely to punish their teen's risky behavior when there are younger kids in the family, driven by a desire to set a strict example for these siblings, says new game theory research ...