Ancient dice dating back 12,000 years suggest early humans understood chance and probability long before mathematics emerged.

To many, the concept of probability feels intuitive. We're used to thinking about the odds of everything from coin flips to election results. Probability has become so integral to everyday life, it's ...

The earliest examples were discovered at Late Pleistocene Folsom-period archaeological sites in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Source: Thunder Bay, Canada. Used with permission of Dan Hunt, MD. Coincidences attract our attention because they seem weird, odd, or unlikely. Their improbability stimulates wonder—“what are the ...