Thanks to some surprising advances, mathematicians are starting to realize that artificial intelligence could radically alter ...

Air Force Lt. Col. Jack Van Loan received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Tucson on March 24, 1973, after almost six years in a North Vietnamese prison. A cheering crowd of about 2,000 greeted ...

The "prisoner's dilemma" is one of the most famous ideas in game theory. For decades, this game has been used to explain why selfishness often beats cooperation. In the prisoner's dilemma, two players ...

For the first time, the numbers of prisoners of war incarcerated at camps across Japan during World War II and their captivity and forced labor in appalling conditions have been documented in detail.

Mathematics provides tools for explanation and analysis in the physical, engineering, business and social sciences. These tools can help in areas as diverse as planning and evaluating market research, ...