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Could a monkey write Shakespeare before the universe dies? New research questions old theorem
The Infinite Monkey Theorem hypothesizes that, given a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, a monkey could in theory ...
14 of the Most Baffling Mysteries About the Universe
We've learned so much over the centuries, but science still can't definitively answer these surprisingly fundamental ...
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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 try.
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Mathematicians Find Shakespeare Infinite Monkey Theorem is 'Misleading'
"Non-trivial text generation during the lifespan of our universe is almost certainly impossible," the researchers said.
Could a monkey randomly type out Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ over time? Mathematicians say they have the answer
The research, helmed by mathematicians Professor Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta from the University of Technology Sydney, ...
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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say
Monkeys will not be able to type the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a short book, before the death of the ...
Monkey Shakespeare theory is wrong – chimps can’t write out bard’s full works
Study finds time keyboard monkeys would take to type dramatist’s plays, sonnets and poems would be longer than universe’s ...
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Could a monkey write Shakespeare before the universe dies? New research questions old theorem
The Infinite Monkey Theorem hypothesizes ... The paper uses the "heat death" theory for the end of the universe, which involves the sun swallowing the Earth in a googol of years — one followed ...