Friday, April 11, 2008

Robert Aumann Coming to Slovakia!

Young and entusiasthic group of Slovak scholars under the heading of Virtual Scientific Laboratories has managed to organize an unique visit of a unique scholar.

Robert Aumann, father of modern game theory applied in economics, will address an initial lecture of Tatra banka lecture series at the University of Economics in Bratislava on 12th of May 2008.

Participation is possible by invitation. We sincerely believe that one of this blog's editors will attend the event and provide a short summary for our readers.

More info about Mr. Aumann here, short article by Tyler Cowen here, and by the Center for the Study of Rationality here.

So long.

EDIT1: ...for those of you who do not know, Mr. Aumann is a Nobel laureate.