Reading List
This page collects the readings and research that have shaped my journey in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. Explore the categories below to access educational resources pertaining to the field.
Journal Articles
“How Bad Is Selfish Routing?”
Roughgarden and Tardos, "How Bad Is Selfish Routing?" (Journal of the ACM). The peer-reviewed backbone for the traffic sources. Founds the "price of anarchy" work, bounding how much worse selfish routing is than optimal.
Websites
“Game Theory”
Davis and Brams, "Game Theory" (Britannica). A reference overview defining game theory and how games get classified. Traces the field to von Neumann, Morgenstern, and Nash.
“Braess’ Paradox Proves That Sometimes Less Is More”
Reinecke, "Braess' Paradox Proves That Sometimes Less Is More." A short blog post using the paradox as a work metaphor: more people and tools are not always the answer.
“Seoul and Braess’ Paradox”
"Seoul and Braess' Paradox" (Cornell INFO 2040 blog). A student post on Seoul tearing out the Cheonggyecheon expressway, explaining how everyone selfishly taking the shortest path worsens congestion.
“Game Theory”
Wikipedia, "Game Theory." A general survey overlapping on the foundations and applications on game theory.
Videos
“Passing Is Better…So, Why Run?”
MacKelvie, "Passing Is Better...So, Why Run?" (YouTube). Argues teams still run because passing only every down lets the defense key on it. A mixed-strategy point, and your football tie-in to equilibrium thinking.
Other
“Braess Paradox Road Example”
Wikipedia, "File:Braess Paradox Road Example.svg." The standard Start-A-B-End diagram behind the 4000-driver example, where adding a near-zero shortcut pushes everyone from 65 to 80 minutes.
“The Prisoner’s Dilemma”
Hey, "The Prisoner's Dilemma" (Sketchplanations). An illustrated explainer where two prisoners are each offered a deal to betray the other, but mutual betrayal leaves both worse off. Shows individual-versus-group payoff.