Mob Rule in the Democratic Primary

—By Julia Whitty

| Mon Mar. 3, 2008 7:27 PM PST

Prison.jpg What happens to the Democratic primary when you plug it into the Prisoner's Dilemma? You know, that classic game theory tool born from mathematics and economics. Well, things get unruly. Read up at The Blue Marble.

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