Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

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

Bayes' Theorem: What It Is, Formula, and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Yahoo! Sports

The Devils Have a Major Jacob Markstrom Problem, And There’s No Easy Fix For It

Allow me to turn the clock back to one of the more frustrating New Jersey Devils seasons of my lifetime, if you will. It’s 2013. The Devils, knowing the end of the Martin Brodeur era was near with him ...

4 Lessons That Warren Buffett's "Lucky Monkey Problem" Teaches Investors

Think certain investors are geniuses? Buffett argues they're just lucky monkeys. Discover why the Oracle of Omaha argues that discipline, process, and low-cost index investing beat flashy short-term ...
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This "easy fix" actually makes moisture problems worse

Moisture problems tempt you to grab the quickest gadget or twist the thermostat a little lower and hope for the best. In reality, that kind of “easy fix” often traps more water in your walls, ducts, ...
Santa Clara University

Care Ethics

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...
The Boston Globe

New England’s Olympians have a huge problem: Here in Italy, the Super Bowl kicks off way too late

MILAN — What would you do to make sure you can watch Sunday night’s Super Bowl? Would you pull an all-nighter? Probably, right? What if you have to ski in the Olympics the next day? A number of ...
Harvard Business Review

Hacking Tech’s Diversity Problem

When Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn, and Facebook disclosed their woefully low levels of female employment in the summer of 2014, admitting that they had a lot of work to do to improve them, they signaled a ...
The New York Times

Climate and Environment

The case could have significant bearing on a range of other lawsuits brought against the fossil fuel industry by cities and states across the country. By Karen Zraick A key statute was designed to ...
Psychology Today

What Is Neuroscience?

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition, and ...
New Orleans Saints

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For Demario Davis, service is about planting seeds that grow long after he's gone. As the New Orleans Saints' 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee, Davis reflects on how his Southern ...