Random chance mechanics in video games can be frustrating. Missing a 90% shot in XCOM, when you really need it to hit, can cause some players to throw their controller or rage quit. But not all ...

Researchers have uncovered deep connections among different types of random objects, illuminating hidden geometric structures. These are not the kinds of objects that concern Scott Sheffield.

CLAY minerals having a lamellar structure commonly show a particular type of random stacking, in which only a limited number of definite interlayer spacings exist, but these are distributed with ...