Treacherous Travelers: Emboli

Playing cooperatively with possibly treacherous partner

We investigate an alternative concept of Nash equilibrium, m-equilibrium, which slightly resembles Harsanyi-Selten risk dominant equilibrium although it is a different notion. M-equilibria provide nontrivial solutions of normal form games as shown by comparison of the Prisoner’s Dilemma with the Traveler’s Dilemma. They are also resistant on the deep iterated elimination of dominated strategies.

Treacherous Allies: Foreign Language Grammar Checkers

This article discusses the use of a French computerized grammar checker as a learning and teaching resource. As is well known, foreign language grammar checkers can give unreliable, even farcical results, but that does not necessarily mean that they cannot be effectively used by foreign language teachers. After some discussion of the nature of foreign language grammar checkers, the article pres...

Travelers' health.

Over the last century and a half, the world's population has grown from one billion to almost six billion, and the time required to circumnavi-gate the globe has decreased from 365 days to fewer than 3. Currently, 1.4 million persons travel internationally by air every day. The speed and volume of international travel are cited by the Institute of Medicine as principal factors contributing to t...

Vaccinations of International Travelers

Trepid and Intrepid Travelers

Edy wrinkled her nose. “Why?” she asked. “It will be wonderful!” I exclaimed. “The people are different. The animals are different. Even the countryside is different. It will be a fantastic getaway. We’ll have a great time. Can you think of anyplace better to go?” “Martha’s Vineyard,” she answered. “Someplace nearby. I don’t want adventure. I just want to spend time with you.” Sensing my disapp...