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Aligning simulation models: A case study and results
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-02)
This paper develops the concepts and methods of a process we will call “alignment of computational models” or “docking” for short. Alignment is needed to determine whether two models can produce the same results, which in ...
The Dissemination of Culture
(Sage Periodicals Press, 1997)
Despite tendencies toward convergence, differences between individuals and groups continue to exist in beliefs, attitudes, and behavior. An agent-based adaptive model reveals the effects of a mechanism of convergent social ...
ALTRUISM VIA KIN-SELECTION STRATEGIES THAT RELY ON ARBITRARY TAGS WITH WHICH THEY COEVOLVE
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004-08)
Hamilton's rule explains when natural selection will favor altruism between conspecifics, given their degree of relatedness. In practice, indicators of relatedness (such as scent) coevolve with strategies based on these ...
How to Cope with Noise in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
(Sage Periodicals Press, 1995)
Noise in the form of random errors in implementing a choice is a common problem in real-world interactions. Recent research has identified three approaches to coping with noise: adding generosity to a reciprocating strategy; ...
The Concept of Stability in the Context of Conventional War in Europe
(Sage Publications, 1990)
`Stability' is a widely used concept in strategic analysis, especially in the context of nuclear strategy. This article examines the meaning of the term, and shows how it can be usefully applied to problems of conventional ...
Advancing the art of simulation in the social sciences
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997-11)
No abstract.
Argumentation in Foreign Policy Settings
(Sage Publications, 1977)
This is a study of argumentation in three different kinds of high level, confidential, foreign policy settings: a collegial setting, a bureaucratic setting, and a bargaining setting. The causal and value assertions of the ...