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In times past, when we wanted to know which team would win the World Cup, we had to turn to seers with crystal balls, use ...

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

Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.

Scientists have prototyped a new method for 'rationally engineering' enzymes to deliver improved performance. They have devised an algorithm, which takes into account an enzyme's evolutionary history, ...

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A few years back, Google made waves when it claimed that some of its hardware had achieved quantum supremacy, performing operations that would be effectively impossible to simulate on a classical ...

In this video, we explore why Spotify's shuffle feature isn't truly random and operates based on an algorithm. We discuss the reasons behind our preferences for non-random shuffle, the results of an ...

The home and away rounds of the AFL season have ended, and clever pundits are celebrating their wins in the tens of thousands of office tipping comps run around the country. How did you go? How well ...

Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...