The addition rule for probabilities determines the chance of either mutually exclusive or overlapping events happening, using ...

EVER had a hunch on an upcoming match, but missed out on a potential profit because you didn’t know how to read betting odds? While they might look confusing, betting odds are simply the ...

When a human says an event is "probable" or "likely," people generally have a shared, if fuzzy, understanding of what that ...

Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide against it has a noticeable impact on the ...

As the number of underage students who gamble increases, some argue that schools should add gambling literacy to their curricula.

Objectives The optimal maternal age at childbirth has been a topic of bourgeoning literature, with earlier ages offering physiological benefits for maternal recovery. In contrast, later ages to give ...

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

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, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...