Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...

In the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election, Donald Trump cited political prediction markets (PPMs) as evidence that ...

Discover how Monte Carlo analysis helps investors assess risk and make informed decisions. Explore its role in generating ...

Provided content. One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have flooded college sports with hundreds of millions of dollars — but universities and team general managers have been operating with little formal oversight, ...

If the FDA follows through with the proposed guidelines, and they are not fatally twisted by pressure from the medical establishment and health care industry, it should bring fresh air and sunlight ...

I bring this up not to discuss which type of cheese to use with each vinegar (feta with red wine, parmesan with balsamic are the easiest, for the record), but to point out that I am not a connoisseur ...

Deception and intrigue are not limited to people or even animals. Plants, too, have evolved ways to fool their pollinators, their enemies and even the organisms that disperse their seeds. Now an ...

Bitcoin mining difficulty closed 2025 near record levels and is expected to climb again in January as faster block times trigger an upward adjustment. The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the ...