Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

Vaccine hesitancy isn’t a moral failure – it’s a property of a system in which people must balance personal and collective interests.

Avi Dor, Professor of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University • conversation
June 5, 2025 ~10 min

Trump has rejected the Paris agreement again, but game theory shows how other countries can still lead by example

Game theory research suggests that environmental action is not all about summits.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~6 min


Using ideas from game theory to improve the reliability of language models

A new “consensus game,” developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, elevates AI’s text comprehension and generation skills.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 14, 2024 ~8 min

Researchers create “The Consensus Game” to elevate AI’s text comprehension and generation skills

MIT CSAIL researchers are using ideas from game theory to improve the reliability of language generation in language models.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 29, 2024 ~8 min

Republicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition

With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research reveals the depth of that conviction.

Phillip McGarry, Ph.D. Candidate in Experimental Psychology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~4 min

Game theory could boost access to EV charging stations

A new approach uses game theory to try to improve user access to electric vehicle charging stations, researchers report.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~4 min

What lies beneath

In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
April 21, 2022 ~8 min

How game theory can help explain our hidden motivations

In their new book, two Harvard scholars suggest that a subconscious process can help us understand everything from our aesthetic tastes to our altruism.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
April 12, 2022 ~4 min


The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game

Keeping biomedical data private is important, but so is sharing it for research. Game theory can help researchers accomplish both.

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Washington University in St Louis • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min

Cancers are in an evolutionary battle with treatments – evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine

Applying the principles of ecology and evolution could help oncologists anticipate cancer drug resistance and optimize their treatment plans for patients.

Anuraag Bukkuri, PhD Student in Integrated Mathematical Oncology, University of South Florida • conversation
Nov. 16, 2021 ~7 min

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