Poker players sometimes distinguish between intuitive and mathematical play. But most interesting strategic decisions have an element of both, because the mathematical analysis depends on estimates ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which can be heard, ...

Research in mathematics is a deeply imaginative and intuitive process. This might come as a surprise for those who are still recovering from high-school algebra. What does the world look like at the ...

Leaders are faced with innumerable high-stakes business decisions every single day. Should I make that hire? Restructure my team? Scale operations? Or wait? Commit or upside? This quarter or next?

Geordie Williamson is a Professor at the University of Sydney, and a consultant in Pure Mathematics for DeepMind, a subsidiary of Alphabet. Research in mathematics is a deeply imaginative and ...

What should we do when our intuition clashes with our analysis in an important decision? Stick with analysis? Go with intuition? How to decide? Consider John, who is a promising 35-year old manager in ...