Calculating probabilities isn't often that important when you're sitting at the poker table. The ones you could do in your head, you probably already know, while the ones you really need will take a ...

Hi. Come on in. I have half a bucket of cold chicken left from last night. I ate all of the biscuits – with peanut butter. Can you recall who said, "I've never seen such lousy, rotten cards?" Answer: ...

There are 36 cards labeled with the numbers 1 through 36 and then placed face down on a table. If four cards are revealed one after the other, what is the probability that each card’s number is larger ...

Avery Hurt is a freelance science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering scientific studies on topics like neuroscience, insects, and microbes. View Full Profile. Back in the ...

ON 8 September 1526, the Blessed Virgin’s birthday, Jerome Cardano was in Venice. While others were praying, Cardano was playing cards at the house of senator Thomas Lezun. He was confident that his ...