In 2019, the "blockchain bandits" were able to steal over $54 million in cryptocurrency thanks to the predictability of "random" number generation. While the probability of guessing a randomly ...

The New York City police are prowling subway and train stations for possible terrorists. They say they are stopping travelers “at random,” but I’m happy to report that they are (unintentionally) lying ...

Random number sequences are essential to a host of encryption schemes. But true randomness in the strict sense is not possible in the classical world; it only occurs in quantum-mechanical processes.

We know that seeking insight into either the meaning of the content or the “root causes” of OCD can lead a person down a rabbit hole. An important principle of effective treatment is to target the ...

This goes against one of the key assumptions of the theory of evolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Genetic changes that ...

Want to browse the Web at random? We've got a small selection of tools that let you do it with speed and true unknowing. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

Spotify has responded to user complaints that its shuffle playlists do not actually play songs in random order. Users accused the company of playing songs which generate more revenue more frequently ...

You’re listening to music on shuffle, and an artist appears twice in a row. It feels like more than a coincidence – perhaps your music player is playing tricks on you, or has chosen favoured artists – ...

What if gravity isn’t weirdly quantum at all, but rather … just a bit messy? The holy grail of theoretical physics is to find the long-sought theory of quantum gravity. But what if this theory is as ...

Researchers have devised a new kind of random number generator, for encrypted communications and other uses, that is cryptographically secure, inherently private and – most importantly – certified ...