Ever wish there was a simpler equation for finding (and holding on to) love? Author and mathematician Alex Bellos shows us how game theory can help even the most hopeless romantic.
Can math help you recognize your soul mate?
In game theory, sometimes the most rational outcome is the worst for everyone. Good thing love makes us so irrational.
It all adds up: spoiling your lover does not equal letting them take advantage of you.
The payoff matrix doesn’t lie. If no one backs down, this relationship is doomed.