Tag: Game theory
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Nation & World
Altruism may not seem to make sense until you dig deep
In their new book, two Harvard scholars suggest that a subconscious process can help us understand everything from our aesthetic tastes to our altruism.
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Nation & World
Game-changing game changes
Games that can change based on players’ actions help Harvard’s Martin Nowak and his fellow researchers to understand the evolution of cooperation.
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Nation & World
Thomas Schelling, Nobelist and game theory pioneer, 95
Thomas C. Schelling, a major figure in shaping the modern Harvard Kennedy School and a 2005 Nobel Prize winner in economics, died at 95.
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Nation & World
Harvard remembers Howard Raiffa
The respected social scientist and educator enhanced peoples’ understanding and capacity to make the world a better place, says HKS Dean Elmendorf.
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Nation & World
Maskin named University Professor
Eric S. Maskin, a Nobel laureate whose work has had widespread impact on economics and aspects of political science, has been named a University Professor, Harvard’s highest honor for a faculty member.
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Nation & World
A welcome home
After more than a decade away, Professor Eric Maskin returned to the Economics Department this semester to a warm reception — and with a Nobel Prize in tow.