A flotilla of "cloud ships" spraying sea water from their funnels could avert global warming for just $9 billion, according to a new think tank study headed by a former climate change skeptic. That's in comparison to the $250 billion which leading nations would consider spending each year to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
While the concerns regarding constant cloud cover in an area are understandable, these are SHIPS and therefore mobile, not stations constantly pumping in one place.
Chances are you've played Rock, Paper, Scissors, but how do you calculate your strategy, if you have one at all? In Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life, physicist Len Fisher points out that putting yourself in your opponent's mindset is a key to success in the game.
What about "Holistic Strategization"? Doesn't quite roll off the tongue as nicely as "Game theory" though...
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