Can Monkeys Type Out Hamlet? Scientists Put the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the Test (And It’s Pretty Funny)
Turns out that monkeys (or chimps) can't randomly type Shakespeare's works even if they were given billions of years to ...
Tag: time
Scientists Inch Closer to World’s First Nuclear Clock — A New Tool to Probe the Mysteries of the Universe
Researchers take a step closer to the world's most precise clock, with implications beyond timekeeping.
Our brain doesn’t perceive time as a clock. Instead, time flows with experiences, study finds
Researchers uncover the brain's unique way of tracking time through experiences.
Time ticks slightly faster on the Moon by 57 microseconds. Here’s why this is a big deal
The success of the upcoming manned Artemis missions to the Moon hinge on perfect syncronization between time-keeping instruments.
Melting polar ice is changing Earth’s rotation and slowing down time. Here’s how this will affect the leap second
Climate change is now altering how we keep time.
How much time has passed? Ask your heart — but it may not know
Study finds the heart plays a key role in our sense of time passing
When was Jesus really born? It wasn’t on Christmas, that’s for sure
Christ was most likely born a few years Before Christ (BC). Which is definitely impressive.
Farmers actually work more than hunter-gatherers, have less leisure time
Toil all day, very little pay.
Time flies as we age because our brains get bigger and less efficient, a new paper proposes
'Clock time' is not the same as 'mind time'.
Child and teen obesity on the rise as they’re consuming too much… screen time
"Overall screen time seems to be increasing -- if portable devices are allowing for more mobility, this has not reduced ...
It takes about 200 hours with someone to turn them into a best friend, new study shows
Making new friends take time. A new study quantified how long it takes, on average, for an acquaintance to climb ...
You can’t chase your happiness and have it too — you must let it come to you
Chasing happiness might be what's pushing it away.
Who do you spend most of your time with? The answer might surprise you
Birds of one feather flock together.
Each language you speak in alters your perception of time, study finds
The pen is mightier than the clock too, it seems.
Time travel is proven possible — but we’ll likely never be able to build the machine, author says
He named his machine the TARDIS -- bonus points for that.
Consciousness comes in “slices” roughly 400 milliseconds long
This is the first time a two-stage model has been proposed for how consciousness arises, and it offers a more ...
All of 2015’s weather, in a stunning 4K time-lapse video.
The European Meteorological Satellite Organization (EUMETSAT) in collaboration with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Is the modern life really busier? Not really, Oxford lab finds out
Armed with almost 1 million diary entries, an Oxford-based laboratory is trying to figure out why modern life seems so ...
Bacteria growth limited by time, not only concentration. Revises 1950’s Alan Turing theory
How do organs such as the heart or kidneys know when to stop growing? A number of theories have been ...
Nuclear clocks set to become most accurate timekeepers on Earth. Only a fraction of a second lost for 14 billion years
Atomic clocks are the current most accurate time and frequency standards, capable of operating with an uncertity of only a ...
Japan Earthquake causes Earth axis to tilt – shortens day!
As a consequence of last Friday's devastating earthquake near the coast of Japan, the nation's most powerful recorded earthquake to ...
Obtaining 2 dimensional time – fact or fiction?
For almost a century, scientists have been trying to figure out what's good and what's bad about Einstein's vision of ...
