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.
In the everyday world, governed by classical physics, the concept of equilibrium reigns. If you put a drop of ink into water, ...
Quantum computer research is advancing at a rapid pace. Today's devices, however, still have significant limitations: For example, the length of a quantum computation is severely limited—that is, the ...
The FDA has opened the door to the use of Bayesian statistical methods in clinical trials. The worry: Introducing ...
Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...
A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.
Bayes' theorem is a statistical formula used to calculate conditional probability. Learn how it works, how to calculate it ...
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effects of long-term and habitual physical activity on mortality and long-term care insurance (LTCI) certification among cancer survivors using a ...
Introduction Dyspnoea is an existentially burdensome symptom in patients with advanced and progressive diseases such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and advanced heart failure.