GameTheory
Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks Game theory explains why parents who don’t vaccinate their children are not necessarily making selfish or uninformed decisions, but rather responding to a system where individual and collective incentives aren’t properly aligned. The decision not to vaccinate involves a “free rider problem,” where […]
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Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid harassment
Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid harassment Tailoring a look to receive or evade certain attention is common among people, and, according to a recent study, it turns out hummingbirds do it, too. It has been known for some time that some, but not all, females in the white-necked jacobin hummingbird take on the bright colors […]
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