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June 2009
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Nash equilibrium

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Steven J. Brams uses the Cuban missile crisis to illustrate the Theory of Moves, which is not just an abstract mathematical model but one that mirrors the real-life choices, and underlying thinking, of flesh-and-blood decision makers.

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José-Manuel Rey revisits a scene of the film A beautiful Mind.

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Mathematicians in search of romantic success

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Two game theorists share prize for their analyses of conflict and cooperation

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