Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ...

Humans respond to environments that change at many different speeds. A video game player, for example, reacts to on-screen ...

Abstract: In the past decade, influence maximization becomes one of the fundamental problems in online social networks. It has popular applications such as viral marketing and rumor blocking. This ...

Abstract: This article presents a problem on model uncertainties in stochastic control, in which an agent assumes a best case scenario on one risk and at the same time a worst case scenario on another ...

Sophie Hirsh is a New York City-based freelance writer for Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn. She was previously the Executive Editor for sustainability news site Green Matters, and her bylines have ...

If everyone owns the same “obvious winners,” what do they actually own? Not profits. Not safety. They own the same exit. And in markets, the exit is not a public good. The latest warnings about ...

Tue 16 Dec 12.22pm • Parcels being delivered late or failing to arrive at all is a frustrating problem - but especially in the run-up to Christmas.