Bayesian thinking helps you make better decisions by updating your beliefs when new evidence appears. Even in games of chance like scratch-off lotteries, paying attention to information can improve ...

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a legendary Indian mathematical prodigy whose life interwove spirituality with scientific genius. Interestingly, there is a fascinating link to traditional games in his life.

Hindsight is 20-20, especially in the world of sports betting. However, that has never stopped anyone from analyzing and fantasizing about how much a crazy long shot would payout. In fact, someone did ...

Can you drill a hole in a cube that an identical cube could fall through? Prince Rupert of the Rhine first asked this question in the 17th century, and he soon found out the answer is yes. One can ...

Non-qualified mortgages cater to those with nontraditional incomes or credit issues. These mortgages may offer lower initial payments but carry higher long-term costs. Non-QM loans don't meet CFPB ...

If I didn't know better, and generally I don't, I'd say you folks in the gambling public were looking for any excuse to go all-in on Kyle Larson's chances. You would've thought such a heavy favorite ...

A tiny 0.1% daily gain compounds to a 44% annual return, while a 0.1% daily loss leaves you with just 69% of your starting value after one year. Volatility creates a mathematical headwind that slowly ...

Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is the operating concept of the Department of the Navy (or DON, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) for using U.S. naval (i.e., Navy and Marine Corps) ...

The premise of Marcus du Sautoy’s Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity is that mathematics and creativitiy spring from the same well — structure. Individual numbers exist without human help.

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture. It’s not that anyone ever said ...

A study suggests that carefully controlled electrical stimulation of the brain may improve math skills, most significantly in people with weaker connections in a specific part of the brain. When you ...

Alabama was the only state to earn a "Strong" rating its math education in a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality released Tuesday. The state, which has historically leaned red, ...