Your brain can’t generate random numbers, and computers can’t either. Most of the ‘random’ numbers we come across in our lives are actually pseudorandom numbers; random enough for their purpose, but ...

Bacterial infections that can’t be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are considered to be a major and growing threat to public health. The pandemic has shown us ...

Randomness is a slippery concept, defying precise definition. A simple example of a random series is provided by repeatedly tossing a coin. Assigning “1” for heads and “0” for tails, we generate a ...

Although this is an age-old discussion, new technology tools, such as “Big Data Analytics”, shine a fresh light on the question. The essence of data analysis is the art and science of looking for ...

An important and still unanswered question is how new genes that cause antibiotic resistance arise. In a new study, researchers have shown how new genes that produce resistance can arise from ...

A random-bit-sequence generator is basic equipment for prototyping and testing any data-transmission system. You use such a generator when measuring BER (bit-error ...

Any random sequence of events, such as the lapping of ocean waves on the shore, can become a clock – and physicists have now devised a mathematical procedure for making such an odd timepiece and for ...