If we are to enable agents to handle increasingly greater levels of complexity, it is necessary to equip them with mechanisms that support greater degrees of autonomy. This is especially the case when it comes to agent-to-agent interaction which, in systems of selfish agents, often follows the format of negotiation. Within this context, a problem which has hitherto received little attention is ...

Recently, a number of authors have proposed criteria for evaluating learning algorithms in multiagent systems. While well-justified, each of these has generally given little attention to one of the main challenges of a multi-agent setting: the capability of the other agents to adapt and learn as well. We propose extending existing criteria to apply to a class of adaptive opponents with bounded ...

A national telephone survey was conducted in the United States in April 2002 to study the consumer acceptance of genetically modified (GM) foods. Attitudes toward GM foods were examined through the use of a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), analyzing the interrelationships among many categorical variables. This method was combined with a cluster analysis to construct a typology of consume...

The debate over foie gras has been marked by much emotion. Opponents of foie gras refer mainly to personal feelings and observations rather than from experimental approaches. Opponents generally assert that the “cruelty” is quite obvious and there is, therefore, no need for scientific investigation. In an effort to answer factually questions about the science of foie gras production on geese an...

Computer games research has focused strongly on improving the tactical intelligence of computer opponents. However, the social aspect of gaming has been largely ignored. We claim that, in many cases of multi-player gaming, the simple knowledge that one’s opponents are emotional creatures is far more important than the opponents’ skill or intelligence. We also claim that conveying this emotion i...

In this note, we look at weaker versions of the Axiom of Blackwell Determinacy introduced in [Lö02b] and [Lö03]. We use these results to get a new lower bound for the consistency strength of the Axiom of pure Blackwell Determinacy pBl-AD. We shall investigate Blackwell games against opponents with arbitrary mixed strategies Bl-Det(Γ), against opponents with usual pure strategies pBl-Det(Γ), and...

The phenomenon of radicalization is investigated within a mixed population composed of core and sensitive subpopulations. The latest includes first to third generation immigrants. Respective ways of life may be partially incompatible. In case of a conflict core agents behave as inflexible about the issue. In contrast, sensitive agents can decide either to live peacefully adjusting their way of ...

In haplochromine cichlids, female mate choice based on male nuptial coloration has played an important role in speciation. Recent studies suggest that male coloration strongly influences the distribution of these fishes based on male-male aggression; males direct more aggression towards similarly coloured opponents while tolerating differently coloured individuals. We explored the role of male ...

Indian Biotech opponents have attributed the increase of suicides to the monopolization of GM seeds, centering on patent control, application of terminator technology, marketing strategy, and increased production costs. The contentions of the biotech opponents, however, have been criticized for a lack of transparency in their modus operandi i.e. the use of methodology in their argumentation. Th...