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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Scientists uncover Feynman’s formula for finding best holiday restaurant

A waiter with tattoos holding a tablet takes an order from two smiling customers in a restaurant
Team notes dilemma is a form of ‘stopping problem’ – a situation where it is necessary to decide when to stop one action and start another. Photograph: Jacoblund/Getty Images/iStockphoto

When it comes to exploring a new city, it can be tricky to know when to stop searching for a different restaurant to try every night, or to visit the first place you love on repeat.

Now researchers have found that the late physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman devised a mathematical equation that can tackle the conundrum – at least when the range of options is known – and they believe the approach is similar to tactics people use intuitively.

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