Series A, Episode 08 - Duel
BLAKE: What do you think?
JENNA: The surface seems to be melted. It's almost like the effects of a fusion bomb.
GAN: Blake! Jenna! [They walk over to The Monument]
BLAKE: Well, at least we know the planet's inhabited.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/64
Strategic Experimentation with Private Payoffs
J\'er\^ome Renault, Eilon Solan, Nicolas Vieille
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06180 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.06180 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.06180
arXiv:2512.06180v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We study a strategic experimentation game with exponential bandits, in which experiment outcomes are private. The equilibrium amount of experimentation is always higher than in the benchmark case where experiment outcomes are publicly observed. In addition, for pure equilibria, the equilibrium amount of experimentation is at least socially optimal, and possibly higher. We provide a tight bound on the degree of over-experimentation. The analysis rests on a new form of encouragement effect, according to which a player may hide the absence of a success to encourage future experimentation by the other player, which incentivizes current experimentation.
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#Blakes7 Series D, Episode 13 - Blake
SOOLIN: Just like that.
AVON: More or less. He is strongly identified with rebels, you see, and very popular with rabbles. They will follow him, and he will fight to the last drop of their blood. [smiles] Idealism is a wonderful thing. All you really need is someone rational to put it to proper use.
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Series D, Episode 11 - Orbit
PINDER: Checkmate, Egrorian!
EGRORIAN: How dare you!
PINDER: Checkmate... checkmate...
EGRORIAN: [To game board] Recall the last six moves. [Computer replays a sequence of moves]
PINDER: [Sighing] Oh...
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/411/160
Series D, Episode 01 - Rescue
TARRANT: All right, I'll keep it a secret.
[They resume their descent.]
TARRANT: Look, we must be at least four levels below the landing silo by now.
DAYNA: At least.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/401/395 B7B2
Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
PLAXTON: Just the main ignition controls now.
[Scorpio flight deck]
AVON: One minute precisely, Doctor.
[Main drive chamber. Plaxton is still working.]
PLAXTON: Two more connections. Not long now.
[Scorpio flight deck]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/434
Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
SERVALAN: How could I? [Turns off speaker.] You have Orac.
SERVALAN: Battle Fleet Commander, You heard that.
COMMANDER: [On viewscreen] Yes.
SERVALAN: I think it's time we tested the determination of the Pyroans.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/303/568…
Series A, Episode 06 - Seek-Locate-Destroy
BLAKE: [To Avon] Now do you know what you're looking for?
AVON: [Shortly] Yes. [Moves off towards the equipment.]
BLAKE: [To Gan] All the equipment here?
GAN: All here.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/106/52 B7B6
Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TECHNICIAN: Muller's dead.
VOICE: Dead?
TECHNICIAN: At least it could be Muller.
VOICE: Clarify that.
TECHNICIAN: The head's not there.
VOICE: What?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/406/141 B7B2