Like many nerds, I have an interest in cryptography rooted in the wartime exploits of codebreaker and Ur-computer scientist Alan Turing. So I’ve followed with interest IEEE Spectrum’s reporting on the ...

Adding numbers to your passwords makes them more secure. In fact, most sites and services these days require alphanumeric passwords at the very least. Some people ...

Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, mathematicians have wondered if the prime numbers are truly random, or if ...

One year on from Swiss rider Murriel Furrer's tragic death following a crash at the World Championships, the UCI has decided to retire the race number she wore during the junior road race in Zurich.

This fork includes an enhanced RNG to transform a Pico onto a true hardware RNG. A basic random number generator that generates numbers from enviromental noise with the onboard DAC of the Raspberry Pi ...

Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht during the football team’s media day at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, on Friday, July 25, 2025. Becht, a redshirt junior, threw for 3,505 yards and 25 ...

The universe now has an open, quantum-powered dice roll—free, provable, and ready for anyone to use. Credit: Shutterstock NIST’s CURBy beacon transforms quantum “spooky action” into certified random ...

Saints Countdown To NFL Kickoff With The History Of Number 84 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New Orleans Saints are 84 days away from their 2025 regular season opener. New Orleans will face ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Very little in this life is truly random. A coin flip is influenced ...

The countdown to the start of the 2025 regular season has begun now that we're under 100 days away, so we'll honor every day the best players to wear the corresponding number for the Dolphins. Today, ...