Algorithmics, Social choice, Market Design, and Other Topics

Milind Tambe who heads the Teamcore research group at USC has edited a book on Security and Game Theory  which is soon due in the market. The book overviews recent research developments in the use of algorithmic game theory for security and surveillance.  Here is a recent talk overviewing the topic.

James Gleick talks about his new book "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood".

Interesting article by the NYT on Google's ideas and invention lab: Google X.

The Simons Foundation is a  NY-based  foundation with the mission to advance basic sciences and mathematics. Their website has an interesting series of featured articles . The articles include one on matching theory and a recent one on Khot's unique games conjecture .