Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, mathematicians have wondered if the prime numbers are truly random, or if ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The clustering illusion is a cognitive bias that leads us to ...

“To swim against the current of human intuition is a difficult task. ... the human mind is built to identify for each event a definite cause and can, therefore, have a hard time accepting the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. From coin flips to river levels to the placement of freckles, many events appear random at first glance—but dig a little deeper, and limits to the ...