Markov Chains : The Strange Math That Predicts Almost Anything

Discover how Markov chains predict real systems, from Ulam and von Neumann’s Monte Carlo to PageRank, so you can grasp ...

How Clear Probabilistic Models Can Strengthen Intelligent Systems in an Uncertain World

Software engineer Sai Bhargav Yalamanchi notes that mathematical tools helping practitioners interpret uncertainty have ...
The New York Times

How Early Decision at Colleges Is (and Is Not) About Your Money

Early decision isn’t just for the rich, as long as people with lower incomes can get accurate price quotes before agreeing to attend if they get in. By Ron Lieber In 1988, Ron Lieber applied to ...
Inside Higher Ed

Could Financial Aid Previews Level the Early Decision Playing Field?

With the imminent arrival of early-decision results comes a new round of hand-wringing about the admissions practice, which affords students a better chance of getting accepted to their top ...
USA Today

If the CFP expects anyone to buy this charade, it needs better actors

When the first CFP rankings came out on Nov. 4, Notre Dame checked in at No. 10, and Miami was No. 18. Those initial rankings came directly on the heels of Miami’s loss to SMU and likely suffered from ...
Entrepreneur

How Transparent Decision-Making Can Revolutionize Your Business

Humility isn’t just a personality trait — it’s a system. The strongest cultures are built by leaders who design transparency into how decisions get made. Cultures built on a leader’s personality are ...
SheKnows

Buying a Car Is a Major Family Decision, But Amazon Is Redefining the Process & Making It Easier Than Ever

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. As a parent, from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to ...
Town & Country

College Admissions: Is This the Beginning of the End for Early Decision?

Last weekend, as Americans took down their skeleton decorations and kids across the country recovered from the previous night’s sugar shock, almost 200,000 high school seniors took part in an annual ...
Entrepreneur

What Leaders Must Understand About Decision-Making in the Age of AI

Most leaders believe AI is about speed, but speed without clarity doesn’t create strategy. It multiplies confusion. The truth is, AI doesn’t replace leadership judgment. Instead, it amplifies it. For ...
GitHub

High Performance Map Matching with Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) and Hidden Markov Models (HMMs)

📄 Please read the official article for more information about this open source software: Open source map matching with Markov decision processes: A new method and ...
The New York Times

An Early-Decision Student Backed Out of Tulane. Tulane Punished the High School.

In an unusual move, the university imposed a one-year ban on Colorado Academy for early-decision applications, which carry a commitment to attend. Credit...Claire Merchlinsky Supported by By Kailyn ...
acm.org

Shields for Safe Reinforcement Learning

Download PDF Join the Discussion View in the ACM Digital Library Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has elevated RL to complex environments by employing neural network representations of policies. 1 It ...