Heat Death of the Universe

The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?

It would take 7 universe lifetimes to complete the Bard's works, mathematicians say

The infinite monkey theorem states that illiterate primates could write great literature with enough time, but the amount of time needed is much longer than the lifespan of the universe

An anonymous reader shares a report: Echoing the past two years of Rust evangelism and C/C++ ennui, Google reports that Rust shines in production, to the point that its developers are twice as productive using the language compared to C++. Speaking at the Rust Nation UK Conference in London this wee...

Time to get spooked with a list of regular games turned into horror masterpieces via the miracle of video game glitches.

The following is an unedited conversation I had recently had with ChatGPT.

AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr obviously needs no introduction to anyone even tangentially aware of what AWS is–but did you know that he's also a

From the hottest to the coldest places in the Universe. We can't go back to the Big Bang, nor ahead to the heat death of the Universe. Nevertheless, here are today's natural temperature extremes..

The language police The printing press Are we working too little or too much? Will a nap help?

After previously sparking debate about his feelings on sex scenes, You star Penn Badgley has more to say

My Mormon friend informs me scholars at BYU have a pet theory that Kierkegaard was directly influenced by Mormonism. Kierkegaard's one reference to the nascent faith (quoted in the footnote below from...

Linear and cyclical views of time have competed for millennia

Last time we talked about encodings, we went in with a C++-like design where we proved that

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Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique

A new study from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence shows concerns from the science community on the state of AI research.

This year's race — which includes beloved stars, up-and-coming talents and a pair of songs from a successful but controversial musical — feels wide open. That doesn't mean all the songs are equally worthy.

Cosmologists have long wondered whether dark energy and the accelerating expansion of the universe is an illusion. Now the evidence backing this idea is mounting.

Australian mathematicians call into question the 'infinite monkey theorem' in new research on old adage