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Articles by Artiom Fiodorov

Artiom Fiodorov
Artiom Fiodorov is a PhD student at UCL who (evidently) likes writing. Cognitive science, maths and programming are his recurring themes. When he is not writing for Chalkdust or his blogs, he is studying random walks in random environments.
https://afiodorov.github.io/    All articles by Artiom
  • Breaking out of the prisoner’s dilemma

    Breaking out of the prisoner’s dilemma

    6 October 2015
    What happens if you play the prisoners' dilemma against yourself?

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Chalkdust is published by Chalkdust Magazine, based in the United Kingdom. ISSN 2059-3805 (Print). ISSN 2059-3813 (Online).