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Game Theory: Can there be a theory to play a game?

Game Theory: Can there be a theory to play a game?

A webinar on game theory was held on 12 June 2020 by Gonit Sora in association with IQAC, Lakhimpur Girls’ College. The webinar was delivered by Prof. Surajit Borkotokey on Game Theory. The slides of the talk can be downloaded here. The full video of the talk is available in

Climate Control, Kaziranga Poaching, Mega Dam, etc.: From the eyes of a Game Theorist

Climate Control, Kaziranga Poaching, Mega Dam, etc.: From the eyes of a Game Theorist

Background I will try to describe some tit-bits of Game Theory in the most non-mathematical way. Game Theory as the name suggests originated from various recreational games played by human beings since time immemorial. Later evolved as an umbrella term that described rational human behavior under conflicting situations, Game Theory

John Forbes Nash, Jr.- A Short Biography

John Forbes Nash, Jr.- A Short Biography

John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on 13 June, 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America. His father, John Forbes Nash, was an electrical engineer for the Appalachian Electric Power Company. His mother, Margaret Virginia Nash, had been a schoolteacher before she married. Nash enrolled at the Carnegie

Finding equations to explain the world

Finding equations to explain the world

While the world at large is always talking about the cosmic phenomena, particle accelerator or the space exploration, chances are no one has ever talked about what goes on behind the scene. The central piece which goes to the heart of any scientific expedition is mathematics, which however, remains invisible

'Beautiful Mind' John Forbes Nash, Jr killed in a car crash

A Beautiful Mind

'Beautiful Mind' John Forbes Nash, Jr killed in a car crash

John Nash (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015) The legendary Princeton mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr was killed earlier today in an unfortunate car crash in New Jersey. He and wife, Alicia Nash were killed in the incident. John Nash was the 1994 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics

Logic and Games

Logic and Games

Soumya Paul, from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai recently gave a talk titled “Logic and Games” at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tezpur University. The abstract of the talk is given below: The connection between logic and two player zero sum games is well known. They can be seen

A Beautiful Mind: Book Review

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind: Book Review

Author: Slyvia Nasar Publisher: Faber and Faber Price: Rs. 277.20 Rating: 4.5/5 How many of us, who are not practicing mathematicians or mathematics students know about any mathematician? The number would be very small. It has got nothing to do with the fact that mathematicians are not