Death Trap (Game Theory)

Big Red button with Game Theory Ultimatum

Thinking about any scenario that places your loves one(s) in danger is rather morbid but for the sake of exploration we’ll overlook that, still, being in any bad situation one you immediately see the worst result and not the best solution. There are a variety of ways to look at this problem, some really in-depth analyses require some sturdy maths skill others merely ethical or moral stances. The collective name for the understanding this and similar problems is called Game Theory, and it is not, as the name implies, a soft subject …read more »


Weight on the mind

X-ray of Homer Simpsons' head

Learning to think differently is quite hard. Teaching others’ to think differently is harder still because you can only check their comprehension and not their understanding of what you are trying to teach. A favourite riddle of mine for such things is below …read more »