It is a puzzle which has had mathematicians and the public scratching their heads for decades. The Monty Hall problem, first posed in 1975, imagines a game show in which you choose one of three closed ...

Marcus du Sautoy explains probability and the Monty Hall problem to Alan Davies on Horizon A reference in a recent Magazine article to the Monty Hall problem - where a contestant has to pick one of ...

Tom Ellis, who developed a problem that is even harder than the hardest logic problem ever, writes with some puzzle-thoughts that may be of interest: The beginning of this story may seem familiar.

Puzzles with counterintuitive solutions do more than challenge us. They expose how easily our fast, reflexive thinking can lead us astray. When the Monty Hall problem was first posed by Marilyn Vos ...

In this photo, TV host Monty Hall attends the 3rd annual Jerry Herman Awards at the Pantages Theatre on June 1, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images / Chelsea Lauren Iconic game show host, ...

A reference in a recent Magazine article to the Monty Hall problem - where a contestant has to pick one of three boxes - left readers scratching their heads. Why does this probability scenario hurt ...