21 - Repeated games: cooperation vs. the end game
We discuss repeated games, aiming to unpack the intuition that the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment in the future of a relationship can provide incentives for good behavior today. In class, we play prisoners' dilemma twice and three times, but this fails to sustain cooperation. The problem is that, in the last stage, since there is then is future, there is no incentive to cooperate, and hence the incentives unravel from the back. We related this to the real-world problems of a lam
19 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: matchmaking and strategic investments
We analyze three games using our new solution concept, subgame perfect equilibrium (SPE). The first game involves players' trusting that others will not make mistakes. It has three Nash equilibria but only one is consistent with backward induction. We show the other two Nash equilibria are not subgame perfect: each fails to induce Nash in a subgame. The second game involves a matchmaker sending a couple on a date. There are three Nash equilibria in the dating subgame. We construct three correspo
Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy
For more than a decade, we’ve been waging a war on our kids in the name of the 20th Century’s model of “copyright law.” In this, the last of his books about copyright, Lawrence Lessig maps both a way back to the 19th century, and to the promise of the 21st. Our past teaches us about the value in “remix.” We need to relearn the lesson. The present teaches us about the potential in a new “hybrid economy” — one where commercial entities leverage value from sharing economies. That
Reunion 2010 - Saturday Part 2
Alfred University Reunion is always a great time for our alums to reconnect with friends. At the 2010 Reunion, we had hundreds come back to campus to enjoy a memorable event on three beautiful days. There are three slide show videos here for you to enjoy: Friday, Saturday Part 1, and Saturday Part 2. Come relive the memories if you attended, and if not, then perhaps you'll see some faces you recognize.
21F.061 Advanced Topics: Plotting Terror in European Culture (MIT)
This interdisciplinary course surveys modern European culture to disclose the alignment of literature, opposition, and revolution. Reaching back to the foundational representations of anarchism in nineteenth-century Europe (Kleist, Conrad) the curriculum extends through the literary and media representations of militant organizations in the 1970s and 80s (Italy's Red Brigade, Germany's Red Army Faction, and the Real Irish Republican Army). In the middle of the term students will have the opportu
Réduction de la mortalité maternelle - Dakar 2010 : Introduction au colloque. (audio)
Le président de séance rappelle que ce colloque est un moment de réflexion pour confronter les approches et harmoniser le langage. La sexualité humaine est un objet social complexe qui, dans toutes les sociétés du monde, articule le langage, les affects et la physiologie.
La sexualité humaine, à la différence de la sexualité animale, dépasse la fonction de reproduction. Nous sommes des êtres de langage et de société. Le terme même de "reproduction" est trop
Penn Back Then
Alumni returning to the University of Pennsylvania campus for Homecoming 2010 share their memories of college life for the "Penn Back Then" online audio scrapbook. To learn more about the oral history project and hear stories from previous years, visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/home/news/penn_back_then_archive.html
For photos and other information about Homecoming 2010, visit http://picasaweb.google.com/104545382646585573477/Homecoming2010Highlights# and http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-
6.877J Computational Evolutionary Biology (MIT)
Why has it been easier to develop a vaccine to eliminate polio than to control influenza or AIDS? Has there been natural selection for a 'language gene'? Why are there no animals with wheels? When does 'maximizing fitness' lead to evolutionary extinction? How are sex and parasites related? Why don't snakes eat grass? Why don't we have eyes in the back of our heads? How does modern genomics illustrate and challenge the field?
This course analyzes evolution from a computational, modeling, and eng
Creative Life After Coventry - Verity Pabla, The Don Burroni and Brad Powell
Three creative graduates - Verity Pabla, Brad Powell and 'the Don Burroni' - came back to Coventry University to discuss how they have set up their own creative businesses.
Verity Pabla co-founded I’m Not a Machine Productions and launched as a professional company in late 2007. Her company has developed a reputation for being innovative, resourceful, free-spirited and truly creative through, in the most part, music and film work.
'The Don Burroni' conceived, scripted, produced, directed and
Rapid Application Development - Menus and Toolbars, passing parameters to Reports
This lecture forms part of the "Menus and Toolbars, passing parameters to Reports" topic in the Rapid Application Development module.
Pair of Burnt Orange Gloves
Pair of burnt orange jersy knit gloves. Half-length, lined, with three rows of topstitching to back of hand. Maker: Prova - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Gold Leather Evening Shoes 1930s
Gold leather evening shoes with open-work fronts and low thick heels. Maker: Peter Robinson Ltd. Date: 1930 - 1939 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Givenchy Presentation Box
Large grey and white box containing a round plastic box and powder puff for Givenchy bath powder (talcum powder). Maker: Givenchy. Date: 1970 (circa) - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Multi-Coloured Harlequin Pattern Dress
Multi-coloured Harlequin-print dress. Red, purple, green, blue and pink diamonds with gold. Large ruched, gathered and elasticated collar. Frills edged with gold thread. Sleeveless 'A' line skirt with Ra-Ra frills around bottom, also edged with gold. Elasticated belt loops (no belt). Date: 1980 - 1989 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Pink Boned and Strapless Dress
Long boned, strapless dress; bodice is ruched and is edged in a frill. Fabric is printed in pink and purple floral design on white background. Originally boned, these have now been removed from the bodice front. Empire waisted, there is a long zip to the left-hand seam. Skirt is long and gored and has 8 panels. - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Blue Swatch Watch
Watch with blue case, blue hands, wrist band of gold lurex with blue, red, purple, orange and silver motifs. The same fabric covers the dial.. Maker: Swatch. Date: 1987 - 1992 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Brown/Silver Lurex Blouse
Brown/silver lurex blouse. Large collar, long full sleeves with cuffs. Cut like a bomber jacket with tie fronts.. Maker: Whiteley, Elsie. Date: 1970 - 1979 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Orange Linen-Look Maxi Dress with Beaded Sleeves
Orange linen-look maxi dress with scoop neck and short sleeves. Sleeves are decorated withgold and silver embroiderey and edged with clear glass drop beads. Simple darted style with long zip to centre back. Maker: Alice, Edwards. Date: 1965 - 1969 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Navy Blue Velvet Jacket
Navy blue velvet jacket with 2 buttons on the front. Long sleeves with a button on the cuffs. 2 pockets at the front. 1 pocket with a button in side and a split at the back. - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
White Lacy Selfridges Blouse with Jabot
White nylon sdouble layer blouse with lace stripe effect top over plain underlayer. small high collar with jabot trimmed with ehite lace. Lacy sleeves, two buttons on each lace trimmed cuffs.. Maker: Selfridges. Date: 1970 - 1979 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
