Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...

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From Left: Dr. Larry Cook, Irving Moy, Diane Cook, Melissa Werner, and Julie Moy stand around a signed declaration by President Abraham Lincoln. The Moys of Connecticut donated hundreds of items to ...

More than 100 years ago Hungarian-born mathematician George Pólya found himself trapped in a loop of social awkwardness. A professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, he enjoyed ...

Researchers used algebra and geometry together to solve an old random walk problem. Random walk ideas have informed everything from biology to video games. This team identified a key geometry idea ...

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 ...

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It is possible to experience an erection without physical or psychological stimulation. Tips such as redirecting attention and taking a cold shower may help. An erection usually happens when an ...

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