The numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55 belong to a famous sequence named for the Italian mathematician Fibonacci, who lived more than 700 years ago. Each consecutive number is the sum […] ...

Why it looks strange to see six consecutive numbers Jamie Hale, a researcher specializing in cognitive science and scientific reasoning, explained humans have a tendency to see patterns everywhere.

To test this, patterns of 4-18 dots were presented in daily sessions on 5 consecutive days. There were two experimental conditions. In the constant-pattern condition, each number of dots was presented ...