Fight, flight or finished: forced fitness behaviours in Game of Thrones

Fight, flight or finished: forced fitness behaviours in Game of Thrones.

Rhodes RE, Zehr EP. Br J Sports Med Month 2017 Vol 0 No 0 Spoiler alert! This paper deals with plot points found in the GRR Martin books in the ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series and the ‘Game of Thrones’ television production seasons 1–6. If you haven’t yet caught up (and why haven’t you?), please proceed at your own risk. You have been warned! Fight, flight or finished: forced fitness behaviours i...

Balance of thrones: a network study on 'Game of Thrones'

How do social interactions in fictional words? Here we show that network theory can be used to systematically and quantitatively analyse relationships among noble houses and how the web of alliances and conflicts changes over time in the fantasy drama TV series Game of Thrones. Network analysis proved to be a powerful tool in capturing structures and dynamics of the story. Degree distribution a...

Fight or Flight? Defending Against Sequential Attacks in the Game of Siege

This paper examines theory and behavior in a two-player game of siege, sequential attack and defense. The attacker’s objective is to successfully win at least one battle while the defender’s objective is to win every battle. Theoretically, the defender either folds immediately or, if his valuation is sufficiently high and the number of battles is sufficiently small, then he has a constant incen...

Does "fight or flight" need updating?

Fight or flight? – Flight increases immune gene expression but does not help to fight an infection

Flight represents a key trait in most insects, being energetically extremely demanding, yet often necessary for foraging and reproduction. Additionally, dispersal via flight is especially important for species living in fragmented landscapes. Even though, based on life-history theory, a negative relationship may be expected between flight and immunity, a number of previous studies have indicate...