Having a strong opinion about an issue can make it hard to take in new information about it, or to consider other options when they’re presented. Thankfully, there’s an old rule that can help us avoid ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I’m not sure when I first heard of Bayes’ ...

Family photos are seen in the home of Adnan Syed’s mother, Shamim Syed. Enter the “Serial” statistician superfans. These fans ask questions like: What is the probability that then-17-year-old Adnan ...