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Can Monkeys Type Out Hamlet? Scientists Put the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the Test (And It’s Pretty Funny)

In 1854, the Irish mathematician George Boole mused that probability was “expectation founded upon partial knowledge.” His ...
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New Research Suggests It Would Take Longer Than The Lifespan Of Our Universe For A Typing Monkey To Produce The Works Of Shakespeare By Chance, Meaning The I…

If you give a monkey a typewriter and enough time, it should eventually be able to bang out the complete works of William ...
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Chimpanzees Could Never Randomly Type the Complete Works of Shakespeare, Study Finds

The universe will die before chimpanzees have a chance to type the complete works of Shakespeare, researchers found. Found Image Holdings / Corbis via Getty Images Could a chimpanzee ever randomly ...