Dueling algorithms

Friday, March 18, 2011 - 07:31 in Biology & Nature

There's an old joke about two hikers on a trail, one wearing hiking boots and the other running shoes. "Why the running shoes?” the first hiker asks. "In case of bears,” the second answers. The first hiker laughs and says, "Running shoes won’t help you outrun a bear." "I don’t need to beat the bear," the second hiker says. "I just need to beat you."

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