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...Economic Behavior, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern built a mathematical model of economic and social organization--creating the foundations of modern game theory--by studying strategy games like poker. Poker is like life, the argument goes, a battlefield where the players constantly try to assess risks and guess one another's next moves. More recently, Anthony Cabot, a leading gaming-law attorney who represents online and casino operators, co-authored a paper for the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review linking poker to other games in history, like jousting, that have motivated young men to increase their combat skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents For Poker | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

...asked him whether he was worried about leaving al-Anbar in the control of al-Qaeda. "I've got to believe that Iraqis don't like terrorists, either," he said. "Right now in Anbar, the focus is on us-the occupying army. If we weren't there, my guess is the local Sunni insurgents would quickly turn against the al-Qaeda terrorists, many of whom are foreigners, and kick them out." That sounded like wishful thinking. I told Webb that most top military strategists-even those appalled by the Bush Administration's feckless prosecution of the war-didn't think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq? Who Cares! Say, Is Your Mom Jewish? | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...Guess which one of these movies you ought to break your neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Confusing Imaginary Life and a Tense Police Drama | 9/22/2006 | See Source »

...they’re physical, they’re going to smack people in the mouth, and that’s the way an offensive line has to play.”WELCOME BACKAlthough Witt has the job for now, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will be taking snaps once everybody is back.Negative MRI results mean that Pizzotti may return as early as October 14 against Lafayette—meaning only a few practices to determine which of three former starters gets the nod.“In three to five weeks we?...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL 06: Witt's Mission: Keep it Simple | 9/22/2006 | See Source »

...worth it? Immanuel Kant might say not. But if that extra money goes to stem-cell researchers who make strides towards curing dreadful diseases, then most of us would be hard-pressed to second-guess the University’s decision...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Look Who’s Getting a Leg Up from Legacy | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

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