How do you know if your set of dominoes is complete?...

Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?...

A small team of political scientists, statisticians and data scientists from Harvard University, New York University, and Yale University, has found that by switching to a new method to better protect privacy, the U.S. Census Department has introduced factors that reduce accuracy in some cases....

Most people have heard the famous phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom. The study, "Proper network randomization is key to assessing social balance," is published in...

Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100....

What do the flow of cars on a highway and the movement of bacteria towards a food source have in common? In both cases, annoying traffic jams can form. Especially for cars, we might want to understand how to avoid them, but perhaps we've never thought of turning to statistical physics....

Imagine a small village where every action someone takes, good or bad, is quietly followed by ever-attentive, nosy neighbors. An individual's reputation is built through these actions and observations, which determines how others will treat them. They help a neighbor and are likely to receive help...

Whether you're trying to predict a climate catastrophe or mental health crisis, mathematics tells us to look for fluctuations....

How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?...

Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only....