I love when people take a sophisticated tool and use it to play video games. Take R for example. I first saw someone create a game for R at talk.stats.com. My friend Dason inspired me to more efficiently waste time … Continue reading →

In math and economics, there is a long, proud history of placing imaginary prisoners into nasty, complicated scenarios. We have, of course, the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma, as well as 100 prisoners and a light bulb. Add to that list the focus of this post, 100 prisoners and 100 boxes. In this game, ...