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Monte Carlo simulations can predict different potential outcomes because they provide for the presence of random variables or elements.
Part of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work modeling Earth’s climate using its chaotic, complex weather. To scientists, chaos lies in the gray zone between randomness and predictability.
Is everything predetermined, or is it all random? Or is there something in between that we call free will that defies our attempts to explain it?
If it’s impossible to accurately predict the future then there may be limits to how smart artificial intelligence can become.
The best way to protect elections is to plan and prepare for an audit of the results after the votes are cast.
More and more evidence shows evolution isn’t as random as often thought.
For 30 years, sports fans have been told to forget about streaks because the ‘hot hand’ is a fallacy. But a reanalysis says not so fast: Statistics show players really are in the zone sometimes.
A new way to generate random numbers can improve mathematics, cybersecurity and even predictions about the future. How does it work, and what does it mean for us?
It’s 30 years since the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Here’s why he got away with it.
The math behind all the probabilities being discussed for tonight’s Powerball drawing assumes each number is equally likely to be chosen. Is that what really happens?
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Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University at Buffalo
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Professor of Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study
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Reader, University of Huddersfield
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Senior lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Affiliate at IGIER and Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Bocconi University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Universidad de Alicante
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Professor, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Complex Systems, University of Michigan
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Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, Gonzaga University
