Ganzfried Gleans

I wrote my PhD thesis proposal in September 2013, around 20 months before I ended up graduating. The title is the same as my dissertation title, “Computing Strong Game-Theoretic Strategies and Exploiting Suboptimal Opponents in Large Games.” The document as well as my final dissertation and…

In the Weakest Link game show, eight contestants answer a series of trivia questions to accumulate a “bank” of money, with one contestant (the “weakest link”) voted off at each round. When there are 2 contestants remaining, they face off for a series of 5 questions each, with the winner…

The conference NeurIPS instituted a new reviewing policy this year:

“In order to cope with the growing number of submissions, this year we will adopt an “early desk-reject” process involving only Area Chairs and Senior Area Chairs. Area Chairs will be responsible for…

I previously posted several about an interesting final jeopardy wagering situation that arose in the final game of James Holzhauer’s big winning streak in 2019. Last night another interesting scenario arose in the final game of the Jeopardy Masters series. You can watch the…

You may recall the origin of the holiday Festivus in Seinfeld, as described by Frank Costanza:

FRANK: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reach for the last one they had — but so did another man. As I rained blows…