The results they are gathering will give them new insights into game theory, that little corner of mathematics where games and economics collide, and which can be found behind everything from corporate bargaining to the 1950s arms race.

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When the practice of managing up gets confused with promotion of self-interest, brown-nosing, manipulation, the gymnastics of corporate climbing, or other mind games, a good theory rapidly becomes twisted resulting in a false and dangerous reality.

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In theory, the controversial law he passed in California impacted the very Terminator 3 games he made money off of.

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In theory, the Truce starts seven days before the Olympic games begins and ceases seven days after the close of the Paralympic Games.

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Dr Meyer's flight of fancy shows that such computers could also operate comfortably in the area of game theory, with all that implies for modelling complex systems and, presumably, for games themselves.

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Players will interact with series stars as digital assistants and help solve the case through a series of real-time communications, mini-games, crowding-sourcing challenges and an interactive Fan Theory Board where fans can post video responses to weekly challenges.

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