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Aim high but don't shoot for the moon, mathematicians advise

Science | 2026-05-29 at 15:20 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the optimal strategy is to be ambitious, but not overly so
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