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But most of the coverage was wrong. This video explains the game theory answer. Blog post with a summary and more detailed...</span>\n<span class='full-description hide'>This test question went viral on Twitter and then got coverage in the Baltimore Sun and other mainstream media. But most of the coverage was wrong. This video explains the game theory answer. Blog post with a summary and more detailed <a href='http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2015/07/14/an-awesomely-evil-test-question-and-its-mathematical-answer-game-theory-tuesdays/#.VaR8lPlVhBc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>discussion</a> Sources Tweet of exam <a href='https://twitter.com/shaunhin/status/616378904752848896' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>question</a> Baltimore <a href='http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-umd-tragedy-of-the-commons-tweet-goes-viral-20150709-htmlstory.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Sun</a> Reddit <a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3cvu03/awesomely_evil_professor' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>discussion</a> Professor Dylan Selterman (who posed this question) Washington Post article (published 7 days after this <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/20/why-i-give-my-students-a-tragedy-of-the-commons-extra-credit-challenge/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>video)</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/SelterMosby/status/619247205510045700' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Twitter</a> <a href='http://www.dylanselterman.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Homepage</a> If you like my videos, you can support me at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Patreon</a> Connect on social media. 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