Key takeaways Simulating war and peace. UCLA cognitive scientist Tao Gao created a computer game to test longstanding theories about why conflicts escalate and how adversaries can reach peaceful settlements.?????? Misunderstanding fuels conflict. His research…
From the PLOS press release: New research suggests that, when two people must work together on a physical task despite conflicting goals, the amount of information available about each other’s actions influences how quickly and…
From the University of Southern California press release: Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily. In a winning scenario, smiling can decrease your odds of success against the same opponent in subsequent…
From the Purdue University media release: New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use “common-pool resources” such as transportation systems and fisheries even if it risks failure of the system, to…