People love patterns. Our brains readily organize the stream of information from our senses to find pattern, structure and connections. Our pattern-finding ability lets us understand the world in ...

Editor’s Note: One thing I’ve learned over the years is that markets often look chaotic until someone figures out the right way to study them. When that happens, structure starts to emerge… Over the ...

When I was a kid, I loved doing connect-the-dots drawings. I enjoyed discovering a pattern. Those who suggest conspiracy theories know the brain's natural ability to find patterns. They know that just ...

That dense pile of unstructured data may look like an impenetrable universe, but upon closer examination, the mammoth mass of raw information holds insights that can greatly benefit healthcare. It ...

You've likely heard of hot hands or hot streaks -- periods of repeated successes -- in sports, financial markets and gambling. But do hot streaks exist in individual creative careers? You've likely ...