Mansplaining has a way of showing up when no one asked for it, usually delivered with a level of confidence that doesn’t match the facts. And it’s rarely limited to one topic—men will “lecture” women ...

Finding π using random numbers and probability. This short demonstrates a Monte Carlo approach, showing how randomness and statistics can converge to an accurate estimate of pi through repeated trials ...

Let's face it. You face some pretty steep odds to win the Powerball jackpot, like a 1 in 292.2 million chance. So is there any way to get edge? Does where you live matter? Are any numbers luckier than ...

Finding evidence of ancient mathematics isn’t easy outside of written records, but a new study suggests that floral pottery from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia shows evidence of geometry ...

Discover how Markov chains predict real systems, from Ulam and von Neumann’s Monte Carlo to PageRank, so you can grasp ...

Santa Claus is coming to town tomorrow night — and so is a chance to win one of the biggest Powerball jackpots in US history after the pot jumped to $1.7 billion after no winning numbers were drawn ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Mira Norian / Investopedia A bank identification number (BIN) is the initial set of four to ...