Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly encounter phrases like “I am worthy” or “I choose happiness”. The tantalising promise is: repeat these positive affirmations often enough and you’ll be ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Bayes' theorem is a statistical formula used to calculate conditional probability. Learn how it works, how to calculate it ...