MERLOT Search - materialType=Simulation&category=2438&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:06 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:06 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Simulation&category=2438&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Making Sense of Understanding: The Three Doors of Serendip http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=365521 A discussion of what is meant by "understanding" using a simulation of the "Monty Hall" or "Three Doors" problem to illustrate points and motivate further questions. The Hero's Journey http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75342 This site creates an environment where anyone can explore the mythical hero structure described by Joseph Campbell and also create a story . The Prisoner's Dilemma http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80719 Provides an interactive version of the Prisoner's Dilemma, which was developed in game theory and which illustrates the role and importance of trust and cooperation in social structures. Also includes a good exposition (״Dilemma in Detail״) of the ideas behind prisoner's dilemma, development of the game, links to political philosophy, and some of its practical applications (economic exchanges, public goods, nuclear disarmament). Serendip: Ways of Making Sense of the World: From Primal Patterns to Deterministic and Non-Determinisitic Emergence http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=365528 A discussion of various kinds of presumptions underlying scientific inquiry, using simulations of one-dimensional cellular automata to illustrate points and motivate new questions