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Risk it or kick it? Research analyzes NFL coaches’ risk tolerance on fourth down

February 6, 2025 Phys Org

During the Super Bowl, every decision matters. With millions of fans watching, the game often comes down to a single play call. And no call is more scrutinized than what a coach decides to do […]

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Spanish ‘running of the bulls’ festival reveals crowd movements can be predictable, above a certain density

February 5, 2025 Phys Org

The collective motion of large crowds may be predictable past a certain density of people in a given area, according to a study published in Nature. The findings, based on four years of observations at […]

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Kids use different math skills at work vs. school, India study shows

February 5, 2025 Phys Org

In India, many kids who work in retail markets have good math skills. They can quickly perform a range of calculations to complete transactions. But as a new study shows, these kids often perform much […]

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Parents’ math anxiety linked to lower numeracy skills in children

February 3, 2025 Phys Org

New research findings reveal that parents’ anxiety about mathematics can have a negative impact on their children’s early numeracy skills, influencing their performance in the subject as they progress through school.This article was originally published […]

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Barbecue grill approach helps researchers understand puzzling Rayleigh–Bloch waves

February 3, 2025 Phys Org

So-called Rayleigh–Bloch waves can release an enormous amount of energy that can damage technical systems under certain circumstances. They only exist below a precisely defined cut-off frequency; above this, they disappear abruptly. Strangely enough, however, […]

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Scientists map the mathematics behind how we create and innovate

January 29, 2025 Phys Org

A new study in Nature Communications explores the dynamics of higher-order novelties, identifying fascinating patterns in how we combine existing elements to create novelty, potentially reshaping our understanding of human creativity and innovation.This article was […]

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Simple mathematical model predicts development of cultural structures observed in human societies

January 23, 2025 Phys Org

How clans form and evolve within human societies has been modeled using a simple computer model developed by a RIKEN researcher and a collaborator. This demonstration opens the way to modeling complex human social phenomena […]

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Art analysis: 2D multifractal tools examine Jackson Pollock’s expressionism

January 16, 2025 Phys Org

The temperature changes hour to hour and day to day; exchange rates behave no differently. Wherever studies of the variability of similar one-dimensional time series are concerned, analyses based on multifractals have managed to gain […]

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Mathematical technique ‘opens the black box’ of AI decision-making

January 13, 2025 Phys Org

Western researchers have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions—a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning.This article was originally published on this […]

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English children lag behind in geometry, but parents can help them learn through play

January 7, 2025 Phys Org

Geometry is an important branch of mathematics, which we use to understand the properties of 2D and 3D space such as distance, shape, size and position. We use geometry every day: cutting paper to wrap […]

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