May 28 2007

Irrational behavior leads to larger rewards

Published by Jason Welker at 11:01 pm under

Scientific American: The Traveler’s Dilemma

A student sent me the above article. It’s late, and tomorrow I only have one class, so I think I’ll have to tackle this one in the morning! I can already tell this is going to be a good one to use in AP when we study Game Theory, dominant strategy and Nash Equilibrium. Can’t wait to read it!

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About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards".

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