We are often reminded in the fire service that accidents, minor or catastrophic, begin with a chain of events escalating without proper intervention. The initial domino falls, creating the inevitable ...

David Hand, an emeritus professor of mathematics at Imperial College in London, believes that miracles and rare events actually aren't so uncommon. Hand speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his new ...

YOU’RE thinking of a friend, and suddenly the phone rings and it’s them. You’re on a short break in Paris and you bump into your brother. Or, as happened to me, I go into BBC Broadcasting House to ...