Despite mapping the human genome, discovering gravitational waves, and sending rovers to Mars, science still faces profound mysteries that would make even Einstein scratch his head. These aren’t just ...

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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 ...

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Sir Ronald Ross had just returned from an expedition to Sierra Leone. The British doctor had been leading efforts to tackle the malaria that so often killed English colonists in the country, and in ...