Can you find a matching set? Cmglee/Wikimedia Commons March 26, 2024 How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern John Edward McCarthy, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis What mathematicians call ‘disordered collections’ can help engineers explore real-world worst-case scenarios. The simple card game Set illustrates how to predict internet and electrical grid failures.
Shutterstock October 6, 2022 433 people win a lottery jackpot – impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it’s more likely than you’d think Stephen Woodcock, University of Technology Sydney A lottery jackpot being won by 433 people in the Phillipines has raised accusations of foul play. Then again – such outcomes usually do.
Mathematics is the language of the universe. (Shutterstock) April 10, 2022 A universe without mathematics is beyond the scope of our imagination Peter Watson, Carleton University In the absence of mathematical explanations, the universe would be irrational rather than unpredictable.
Frank Capra’s 1946 film is a much-loved Christmas experience for many. PxHere December 23, 2021 The hidden maths behind our favourite Christmas films Stephen Langston, University of the West of Scotland An academic has developed a system to measure how much the golden ratio aligns with the plot elements of our all-time favourite Christmas films.