A mathematician has disclosed how he managed to win the lottery an astonishing 14 times. The 91-year-old utilised ...

A mathematician has disclosed how he managed to win the lottery an astonishing 14 times. The 91-year-old utilised mathematical probability and calculated strategies to consistently claim jackpots over ...

Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened next At some point — let's say a Wednesday night around 8:40pm, too late to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

The price for a shot to be a multimillionaire is about to rise. Starting in April, Mega Millions tickets are going to cost $5 per play, the lottery game announced Monday. The increase marks the second ...

Social media platforms are more than just tools for sharing cat videos or keeping up with friends—they're powerful influencers of public opinion. The algorithms that drive these platforms determine ...

This week I interviewed Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, about her Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act. If you don’t know what algorithmic collusion is, it’s time to get educated, ...