Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the ...
Nature

Algorithmic Randomness And Computability Theory

Algorithmic randomness and computability theory inhabit a crossroads between mathematics and computer science, providing a rigorous framework for understanding randomness in infinite sequences and ...
Calvin College

A Q&A on randomness and God's providence

Early in July, math professor emeritus Jim Bradley was awarded a $1,693,381 grant from the John Templeton Foundation to explore how randomness in the universe interacts with divine providence. Bradley ...
Forbes

In Science, Probability Is More Certain Than You Think

The outrage of the moment in my social media circles is over the New York Times hiring Bret Stephens as an opinion columnist, who promptly devoted his first regular column to sowing doubt about ...
Polygon

Games use two types of randomness. Which one is more fair?

There’s one genre that this excellent video from Game Maker’s Toolkit does not address, and that’s sports, but in MLB The Show and NBA 2K particularly, I can speak to the total getting-screwed mindset ...
Gizmodo

Scientists Who Created Order From Randomness Win Prestigious Mathematics Prize

2020 Abel Prize laureates Hillel Furstenberg (left) and Gregory Margulis (right) Photo: Dan Rezetti Scientists Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis have won this year’s Abel Prize, which is ...