As we approach the fantasy playoffs, it’s a good time to revisit the ideas of Optimality and Game Theory. In Optimality, you’re always striving for the best possible outcome at the least possible cost ...

A researcher has solved a nearly 60-year-old game theory dilemma called the wall pursuit game, with implications for better reasoning about autonomous systems such as driver-less vehicles. To ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine you had a friend who gave different answers to the same question, depending on how you asked it. “What’s the capital of Peru?” ...