‘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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
An Interview with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Posted in Interviews, tagged Interview, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Predictioneer's Game, game theory on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
An Interview with Hooman Majd
Posted in Interviews, tagged Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Begs to Differ, Hooman Majd, Interview, Iran, Khatami, Supreme Leader, ta’arouf on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
