In May of 1977, as my second grade year wound to a close, my class took a trip to the Park Theater in Memphis to see Star Wars. It was the best day ever, and like every other kid my age I was hooked.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This new concern has led experts to make predictions as to the ...

Nate Silver, baseball statistician turned political analyst, gained a lot of attention during the 2012 United States elections when he successfully predicted the outcome of the presidential vote in ...

This is a guest post by Nathan Paxton. As social scientists, at least as regards what we can empirically assess, we tend to make statements of probability rather than fact. So rather than say that ...

It turns out that the old adage about statistics and damned lies wasn’t a joke. Sticks and stones may be bonebreakers, and words inflict no (physical) pain, but numbers can kill. In 2004, for instance ...

WE ARE in a bar, and agree to toss a coin for the next round. Heads, I pay; tails, the drinks are on you. What are your chances of a free pint? Most people – sober ones, at least – would agree: ...

Jessica Ritsick, Yifan Wang, Ph.D. Our FDA: Drug & Device Team analyzes the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidance on Bayesian approaches to innovative drug trials, providing greater clarity on ...