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 ...

Economics is the study of the use of economic resources in the marketplace. Free market economies often rely on this information to gauge current economic conditions. Economic analysis is a primary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Some decisions are made easily and quickly. They just feel right. Others, though, lead to laborious analysis, long consideration, ...

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 at ...

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 ...

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, ...