The University of Chicago Chronicle

Statistics breakthrough helps calculate likelihood of worst-case scenarios

Quick—if you had to guess, what would you think is most likely to end all life on Earth: a meteor strike, climate change or a solar flare? (Choose carefully.) A new statistical method could help ...
Yahoo

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Probability can explain why a coin flip has a 50/50 chance of landing heads versus tails, but it also can be used for more ...
Phys.org

Probability underlies much of the modern world—an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, "Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the ...
The Conversation

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Zachary del Rosario has received funding from the National Science Foundation and Toyota Research Institute. Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand ...