Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

Teams usually retire numbers to honor an iconic player. We get why nobody is wearing Babe Ruth’s number for the Yankees or why “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe was the last Red Wing to don the number nine. A ...

I followed a Bob Ross Painting tutorial but instead of using paintbrushes, I used a bunch of random objects like a Snickers bar, a bag of Cheetos, and a toy car. Needless to say it didn't go fantastic ...

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Learn how to build the easiest spider spawner XP farm in Minecraft 1.21+. This design works in Java and Bedrock Edition, and is perfect for survival players who find a cave spider or regular spider ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Very little in this life is truly random. A coin flip is ...

A team including CU PREP researchers and scientists from CU Boulder and NIST have built the first random number generator using quantum entanglement to produce verifiable random numbers. Dubbed CURBy, ...

Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also ...

Some NBA players wear jersey numbers that seem unusual or random at first glance. These numbers often have personal stories or deep meanings behind them. For many athletes, the number they wear is not ...

A team including Scott Aaronson demonstrated what may be the first practical application of quantum computers to a real world problem. Using a 56-qubit quantum computer, researchers have for the first ...