Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
New Atlas

Researchers flip coins 350,000 times to find out if odds truly are 50/50

It’s generally thought flipping a coin is a quick and fair way to settle random disputes. Someone calls heads or tails as a coin is flipped, offering 50/50 odds it will land on either side. But what ...
New Scientist

Coin flips don't truly have a 50/50 chance of being heads or tails

If you flip a coin, the odds of getting heads or tails are an equal 50 per cent chance – right? While this is what statistics textbooks will tell you, there is increasing evidence that it isn’t quite ...
New York Post

Coin tosses do not have 50/50 odds — here’s how to pick the right side

Researchers were hoping to get an answer to the question: "If you flip a fair coin and catch it in hand, what's the probability it lands on the same side it started?" Yeti Studio - stock.adobe.com ...