Prediction markets promise to turn opinions into probabilities. But as they expand into everything from politics to culture, a deeper question emerges — what do they actually add?

I’ll most likely be able to get there a little after 8!” = Bring granola bars. You’ll eat your first bite of dinner at 9:17 P ...

An individual has been described by a neighbor as follows: “Steve is very shy and withdrawn, invariably helpful but with little interest in people or in the world of reality. A meek and tidy soul, he ...

The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day.

For millions of farmers, the timing of the monsoon is not a background climate signal but a direct economic trigger that can shape planting, seed choice, and investment decisions. Researchers argue ...

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers ...

Van Vleck’s largest lecture hall was filled to the brim for popular YouTuber Grant Sanderon’s talk on high-dimensional spheres.

Your brain could be gently coaxed into working on complex problems while you sleep, making you better able to tackle them the next day. Now, Karen Konkoly at Northwestern University in Illinois and ...

New research suggests that the distinctive cognitive traits associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, may provide a specific advantage in how ...

When my cofounder and I were accepted into a competitive startup accelerator program in fall 2025, we applied with an ambitious idea: to build an “AI scientist” for machine learning research. What ...

The findings, published in Personality and Individual Differences, show that people with strong ADHD symptoms, such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity that can impair some aspects of daily ...