The term "100-year flood" is often misunderstood - many believe it means a flood that happens once every 100 years, but that’s not how probability works. Instead, it refers to a flood that has a 1% ...

Human behaviour is an enigma that fascinates many scientists. And there has been much discussion over the role of probability in explaining how our minds work. Probability is a mathematical framework ...

Dorje C Brody receives funding from Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EP/X019926/1) and the John Templeton Foundation (62210). The opinions expressed in this publication are those of ...