There is a growing sense among physicists that all physical processes can be thought of in terms of the information they store and process; by some accounts information is the basic unit of existence ...

video: This is an attempt to explain what we think are some of the most salient results of our research packed in a 4-minute video. Among other striking results, we have recently shown that humans ...

Ask a designer or artist if any aspect of their process is random. The answer will likely reveal a complex relationship between human cognition, digital media, authorship, and even conceptions of ...

It’s surprisingly difficult to come up with a truly random sequence of numbers or items. Doing so requires cognitive skills such as memory and attention, as well as a sense of complexity. “Our brains ...

You can’t define it, really. You can’t identify it when you see it. It’s easily faked, and it looks totally useless. Yet, randomness is rising to become the most valuable resource in the unending ...