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In "Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World," neuroscientist Kelly Clancy explores the historical and cultural significance of games. Clancy argues that games satisfy humanity's desire to understand cause-and-effect relationships and examines the influence of games throughout history, from ancient dice to modern video games. She also highlights the dangers of overgeneralizing from games to reality, such as the misapplication of game theory in economics. This thought-provoking book offers a fascinating analysis of the role games have played in shaping our world. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers perspectives on ownership of industrial assets. For the manufacturing industry, emerging trends in digitization can be considered with companies relying on outsourced expertise for implementation and ongoing maintenance. In the oil and gas sector, a preferred option is renting equipment with the consideration of maintaining them to achieve maximum performance and profitability. For system integrators, the need to choose great tools and investing in software are vital.

Customs data showed that China imported RMB 1.95 billion worth of paddy and rice from Pakistan in the first 10 months of this year, 3.9 times that of the same period last year. For a long time, Pakistan has followed a formula for rice export - rice export equals output minus domestic consumption. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the effect that partisan fighting between U.S. congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama is having on global stability. It states that the zero-sum-game approach to government has resulted in uncertainty and legislative gridlock and mentions the need for compromise and intelligent long-term planning. It comments on debate over raising the U.S. debt limit which it describes as a manufactured crisis that could damage trust in the U.S. and sequestration concerns.