Mehmet Mars Seven ♞
@mehmetmars7.bsky.social
Lecturer @kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Game Theory, Econ & CS, Pol-Econ, Sport
Chess ♟️
Game Theory Corner at Norway Chess
Studied in Istanbul -> Paris -> Bielefeld -> Maastricht
https://linktr.ee/drmehmetismail
Views are my own
Game Theory, Econ & CS, Pol-Econ, Sport
Chess ♟️
Game Theory Corner at Norway Chess
Studied in Istanbul -> Paris -> Bielefeld -> Maastricht
https://linktr.ee/drmehmetismail
Views are my own
Pinned
I'm sure many names are missing, but even putting this list together took some time. Please feel free to suggest more names from any discipline, economics, computer science, political science, biology, mathematics, and so on, either via DM or by simply tagging them below
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New paper in the Int J Game Theory (with Edith Elkind and Abheek Ghosh): "Contest design with threshold objectives"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Contest design with threshold objectives - International Journal of Game Theory
We study contests where the designer’s objective is an extension of the widely studied objective of maximizing the total output: The designer gets zero marginal utility from a player’s output if the o...
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New paper in the Int J Game Theory (with Edith Elkind and Abheek Ghosh): "Contest design with threshold objectives"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Flatiron Building, New York City, Built 1902
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Flatiron Building, New York City, Built 1902
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Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The James Webb Telescope May Have Seen the First Stars in the Universe
Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
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Sunday #StunDay
I met a cool guy on a walk today
#LanscapePhotography #winter #winterscape #snow #scape
I met a cool guy on a walk today
#LanscapePhotography #winter #winterscape #snow #scape
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sunday #StunDay
I met a cool guy on a walk today
#LanscapePhotography #winter #winterscape #snow #scape
I met a cool guy on a walk today
#LanscapePhotography #winter #winterscape #snow #scape
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My knowledge of colors is not sophisticated enough for this game.
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My knowledge of colors is not sophisticated enough for this game.
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I think everyone should cite me and also should include a little footnote on each citation saying I'm a cool guy they like. Just my own two cents on citational justice
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I think everyone should cite me and also should include a little footnote on each citation saying I'm a cool guy they like. Just my own two cents on citational justice
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Hey #boardgamesky!
I'm looking for examples of /weird/ board games. Games that do something you don't expect games to do, whether theme, mechanic, player experience/emotion, or other surprises.
Bonus points for being cheap, recent and/or quick to play, but none of these are essential.
I'm looking for examples of /weird/ board games. Games that do something you don't expect games to do, whether theme, mechanic, player experience/emotion, or other surprises.
Bonus points for being cheap, recent and/or quick to play, but none of these are essential.
September 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hey #boardgamesky!
I'm looking for examples of /weird/ board games. Games that do something you don't expect games to do, whether theme, mechanic, player experience/emotion, or other surprises.
Bonus points for being cheap, recent and/or quick to play, but none of these are essential.
I'm looking for examples of /weird/ board games. Games that do something you don't expect games to do, whether theme, mechanic, player experience/emotion, or other surprises.
Bonus points for being cheap, recent and/or quick to play, but none of these are essential.
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Halfway between daydreaming and serious planning: what are some events or things to do that are:
* related to #boardgames,
* taking place between mid-May and mid-June 2026,
* accessible from Birmingham, UK?
(And are not UK Games Expo---got that one!)
Bonus points if they have an academic slant.
* related to #boardgames,
* taking place between mid-May and mid-June 2026,
* accessible from Birmingham, UK?
(And are not UK Games Expo---got that one!)
Bonus points if they have an academic slant.
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Halfway between daydreaming and serious planning: what are some events or things to do that are:
* related to #boardgames,
* taking place between mid-May and mid-June 2026,
* accessible from Birmingham, UK?
(And are not UK Games Expo---got that one!)
Bonus points if they have an academic slant.
* related to #boardgames,
* taking place between mid-May and mid-June 2026,
* accessible from Birmingham, UK?
(And are not UK Games Expo---got that one!)
Bonus points if they have an academic slant.
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🚨 EC'26 website is now live! 🚨
Deadline for abstracts 2 Feb & for papers 9 Feb ⏱️ 1st round decisions 26 March 😥 Rebuttal period 21-25 April 🙅 Decisions by 18 May 🎯 Conference 6-10 July in Rome 🍕🇮🇹🍝.
Instead of tracks, there are 13 amazing track chairs!
ec26.sigecom.org/index.html
Deadline for abstracts 2 Feb & for papers 9 Feb ⏱️ 1st round decisions 26 March 😥 Rebuttal period 21-25 April 🙅 Decisions by 18 May 🎯 Conference 6-10 July in Rome 🍕🇮🇹🍝.
Instead of tracks, there are 13 amazing track chairs!
ec26.sigecom.org/index.html
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨 EC'26 website is now live! 🚨
Deadline for abstracts 2 Feb & for papers 9 Feb ⏱️ 1st round decisions 26 March 😥 Rebuttal period 21-25 April 🙅 Decisions by 18 May 🎯 Conference 6-10 July in Rome 🍕🇮🇹🍝.
Instead of tracks, there are 13 amazing track chairs!
ec26.sigecom.org/index.html
Deadline for abstracts 2 Feb & for papers 9 Feb ⏱️ 1st round decisions 26 March 😥 Rebuttal period 21-25 April 🙅 Decisions by 18 May 🎯 Conference 6-10 July in Rome 🍕🇮🇹🍝.
Instead of tracks, there are 13 amazing track chairs!
ec26.sigecom.org/index.html
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One from a few days ago.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One from a few days ago.
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📢 We’re hiring!
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
Lecturer in Economics | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 We’re hiring!
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
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The Writers Museum - Edinburgh, Scotland
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Writers Museum - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Guys, I saw magnificent Aurora Borealis this week which makes everything else inconsequential
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Guys, I saw magnificent Aurora Borealis this week which makes everything else inconsequential
Shocking but not so shocking stuff. This happens even in Open Review where referee reports are publicly available and the referees know this.
H/t Arka Pal #LLMalert
openreview.net/forum?id=1Ne...
H/t Arka Pal #LLMalert
openreview.net/forum?id=1Ne...
Gauge Symmetries for Efficient Zero- Knowledge Proofs of Transformers
We introduce GaugeZKP, a symmetry-aware verification framework for Transformers that exploits the maximal gauge group of attention. For canonical models the maximal group is Gₘₐₓ = ((GL(dₖ))ʰ ×...
openreview.net
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Shocking but not so shocking stuff. This happens even in Open Review where referee reports are publicly available and the referees know this.
H/t Arka Pal #LLMalert
openreview.net/forum?id=1Ne...
H/t Arka Pal #LLMalert
openreview.net/forum?id=1Ne...
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From my house in the suburbs. There is a lot of light pollution here and can actually see the reds with naked eye. Saw better last year in October, but had to drive 35-40 min out to the country.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
From my house in the suburbs. There is a lot of light pollution here and can actually see the reds with naked eye. Saw better last year in October, but had to drive 35-40 min out to the country.
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This view never gets old
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This view never gets old
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One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France and Germany. Order from your local bookshops or online: www.tomgauld.com/
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France and Germany. Order from your local bookshops or online: www.tomgauld.com/
Simulator's Dilemma: If we fear our simulations could outsmart us, imagine what our simulators (if any) might be thinking right now
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Simulator's Dilemma: If we fear our simulations could outsmart us, imagine what our simulators (if any) might be thinking right now
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Econ, artificial intelligence and machine learning …
#EconConf #econsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/econ...
#EconConf #econsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/econ...
Economics and CS (AI+ML) in Ithaca in June: call for papers
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Econ, artificial intelligence and machine learning …
#EconConf #econsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/econ...
#EconConf #econsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/econ...
"Building a pipeline of .. AI tools.. for the Kakeya problem, AlphaEvolve discovered an interesting general construction. When we fed this .. to Deep Think, it successfully derived a proof.. This proof was then fully formalized in the Lean proof assistant using AlphaProof" arxiv.org/pdf/2511.02864
arxiv.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"Building a pipeline of .. AI tools.. for the Kakeya problem, AlphaEvolve discovered an interesting general construction. When we fed this .. to Deep Think, it successfully derived a proof.. This proof was then fully formalized in the Lean proof assistant using AlphaProof" arxiv.org/pdf/2511.02864
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lol Cowen is at it again
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
lol Cowen is at it again
Quick take: The NYC election showed how social media amplifies extremes.
Evidence-based debate on real issues eg affordability was missing.
We need politicians, economists and political scientists to debate and work together on solutions and trial them. “Easy fixes” are rarely as easy as they seem
Evidence-based debate on real issues eg affordability was missing.
We need politicians, economists and political scientists to debate and work together on solutions and trial them. “Easy fixes” are rarely as easy as they seem
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Quick take: The NYC election showed how social media amplifies extremes.
Evidence-based debate on real issues eg affordability was missing.
We need politicians, economists and political scientists to debate and work together on solutions and trial them. “Easy fixes” are rarely as easy as they seem
Evidence-based debate on real issues eg affordability was missing.
We need politicians, economists and political scientists to debate and work together on solutions and trial them. “Easy fixes” are rarely as easy as they seem