At first glance, it seems strange to think that math used for describing business competition, fighting terrorists and playing poker would also have anything to do with the origin of life. But you ...

CHICAGO—A new twist on the ancient board game Go may clarify the complicated mathematics behind games like chess, suggests research from the mathematical field known as combinatorial game theory.

Cooperative game theory is often seen as a numbers-driven discipline rooted in mathematics. Yet beyond the equations lies a powerful framework, particularly in macroeconomics, for understanding how ...