Probability tries to understand random events, the premise of which sounded wildly interesting. But the reality fell short for me, because the professor spent the whole semester making us analyze the ...

Although this is an age-old discussion, new technology tools, such as “Big Data Analytics”, shine a fresh light on the question. The essence of data analysis is the art and science of looking for ...

Science tells us that life is an accidental by-product in a random universe. Despite many people’s wishful attempts to draw different conclusions from science, make no mistake: Science is unequivocal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover ways we connect to accomplish greater things. She’d already become proficient in Chinese because she planned to study law ...

Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’m curious if you believe or think things “happen for a reason” and “God/higher power only gives us what we can handle,” or are things just ...

Consider the random road that led to you reading this article. At some point, someone introduced you to Greater Good magazine. Perhaps you received an email or saw a post on someone’s social media ...

A wild new theory has claimed the origins of life on Earth were delivered by aliens who were terraforming the planet into a habitable world billions of years ago. Robert Endres, a scientist from ...

You never know what scary, life-threatening event might be right around the corner. Sure, it’s anxiety-inducing to even think about—and you can’t possibly know what to do in every situation—but one ...

Random is a fighting word for young Spencer Thompson. The comedian posted a video to a Facebook page entitled I Hate When People Misuse the Word Random. "The word random is the most misused word of ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --A Michigan man who won a lottery jackpot of $25,000 a year for life said the numbers on his winning ticket came from a random number generator he found online. Aaron Essenmacher, 50, ...