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‘Politics Is Predictable’: PW Talks with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita by Parul Sehgal — Publishers Weekly, 7/13/2009 In The Predictioneer’s Game, Bueno de Mesquita illustrates, with a mathematical model that quantifies self-interest, how we can use game theory to predict—and influence—future events. When did you become aware of game theory’s potential? In my first semester of graduate [...]

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Through the Looking Glass: Q & A with Eduardo Galeano by Parul Sehgal, trans. from the Spanish by Mark Fried — Publishers Weekly, 4/27/2009 In Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, Uruguayan writer Galeano presents miniature narratives of creation myths and current events from all over the world. What inspired this particular project? For years it was growing [...]

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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ by Parul Sehgal — Publishers Weekly, 8/11/2008 Majd, grandson of an ayatollah and translator for presidents Khatami and Ahmadinejad, plunges into the heart of modern Iran in The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. You translate for Ahmadinejad on occasion. How do you get along with him? Ahmadinejad wants to give the impression to [...]

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