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Math prof: Monkeys can’t type out Shakespeare in our universe

University of Technology Sydney mathematicians Associate Professor Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta decided to test the oft-heard Infinite Monkey Theorem
If we want to play around with infinity concepts, we can have fun. But we can’t use them to decide what might or might not happen in our finite universe. Read More ›
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When Einstein Clashed With Philosopher Bergson Over Time

Bergson’s point, back in 1922, was that clocks, however accurate, don’t read themselves; they are interpreted by conscious beings
A recent experiment claimed to have identified negative time. If that’s true, solving one mystery in science opens up a vista of… more mysteries. Read More ›