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Game Theory and Settling the Debts of the Deceased in Ancient Times
- Terr_ 2y agoThat reminds me of the hydraulic MONIAC computer [0]. ("Monetary National Income Analogue Computer") Or perhaps the ancient greek"hydraulic telegraph" [0], which (sadly) was not a pipe-based communication system, but two independent pre-calibrated water-clocks. The signals were sent by flaming torch, but by measuring the duration of the light more information could be sent. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_telegraph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_telegraph
- FredPret 2y agoThere's a book with lots more of this sort of thing called The Information by James Gleick
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- kibwen 2y agoGreat video and animations, along with very interesting food for thought in the possible arguments for this solution over a proportional solution.
- readthenotes1 2y agoActual paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222908950_Game_Theoretic_Analysis_of_a_Bankruptcy_Problem_From_the_Talmud https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222908950_Game_Theo...
- swagasaurus-rex 2y agoCan anybody provide a tldr? A 40 minute video isn’t going to fit in my itinerary.