Martin Gardner’s Mathematical Games column in Scientific American fascinated and mystified readers for decades—and his legacy ...

Researchers have added a new dimension to the mathematics used to predict the outcomes of all manner of competitions, including sports, games and social hierarchies in both humans and animals.

Oct. 31, 2024 — A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only ...

Sometimes, you have to put your head down and finish strong. Such was the case for Lynnfield’s girls soccer team, which hosted a round-of-32 matchup in Division 4 Wednesday afternoon. With No. 30 ...

The media is trumpeting studies that say we can drastically reduce cows’ methane emissions merely by feeding them a particular seaweed. But I did the math, and it doesn’t add up.

Gaming and space have more in common than we may think. And no, that’s not referring to a history of high-grossing video ...

In the past two academic years, young people who applied through Youni to universities in the United States and Europe, including Cambridge and Oxford, have been awarded scholarships totaling USD 45 ...

On one level, sudoku is a simple and fun way to pass the time and keep the brain ticking – but dig deeper, and some ...

Earlier this year, experiments shattered expectations by pushing the limits of what classical computing was believed to be ...

"Life isn’t chess, a game of perfect information, one that can in theory be 'solved.' It's poker, a game where you're trying to make the best decisions using the limited information you have. " ...

Dive into game theory and the Nash equilibrium, and learn why the equilibrium assumptions about information are less ...