Fewer games, elite competition and the best players on the field mean edges are harder to find and mistakes are punished quickly. There is no room for chasing or forcing action. Precision, patience, ...

The normal distribution is a concept in statistics that assumes all values are distributed in the same pattern. It requires symmetry and consistent proportions in the distribution of values. Normal ...

State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into a whole lot of trouble if those assumptions turn ...

Overall length of rental (LOR) for collision-related rentals in Q1 2025 was 16.7 days, a 0.9-day decline from Q1 2024, according to a quarterly report from Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Last year, in Q1 2024 ...

Last week, something unexpected happened during one of my shared medical visits with patients. I wasn’t expecting shame to show up. We were deep in conversation about how a diagnosis can unravel a ...

Six children are tucked in bed while I listen to the birds waking each other with their morning song. It’s Saturday morning in Knox County, Ohio. Yesterday we enjoyed traveling as a family; today we ...

A monthly food distribution at Normal West high school often included staples such as potatoes and apples. A food pantry that serves hundreds of Bloomington-Normal residents each month is ending. One ...

Young adult author Jen Doktorski hopes her new book, "Finding Normal," is a small step toward normalizing discussions about eating disorders. “Unfortunately, diet culture is alive and well, and it's ...