Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Chimpanzees Could Never Randomly Type the Complete Works of Shakespeare, Study Finds
While testing the "infinite monkey theorem," mathematicians found that the odds of a chimpanzee typing even a short phrase ...
CNN on MSN8d
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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
Universe would end before monkey with keyboard learns to type Shakespeare
An old adage says that a monkey randomly clicking away at the keyboard would eventually type the complete works of William ...
NBC News on MSN8d
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 ...
Monkey Shakespeare theory is wrong – chimps can’t write out bard’s full works
Monkeys would never be able to write the entire works of Shakespeare, even if given all the time in the world, a study has ...
Monkey madness: police searching for missing 40 primates that escaped Alpha Genesis SC research facility
Authorities in South Carolina are warning residents not to monkey around if they come across any of the 40 monkeys that escaped a lab in Beaufort County.
IFLScience on MSN9d
One Monkey Can’t Write Shakespeare In The Universe’s Lifetime, Better Get An Army
Based on 200,000 living chimpanzees and a lifespan of 30 years, and assuming the chimp population somehow remains stable ...
Physics World8d
Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, finds study
“We decided to look at the probability of a given string of letters being typed by a finite number of monkeys within a finite ...
earth6d
Infinite Monkey Theorem: If a monkey typed for infinity, could it recreate a Shakespeare play?
The Infinite Monkey Theorem imagines random typing creating complex works. By adding real-world limits, scientists show it’s improbable.
ZME Science on MSN9d
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.
The Independent9d
Why monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare, according to new study
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Scientists Throw Cold Water On ‘Infinite Monkey Theorem’ That Suggests Primates Could Randomly Write Shakespeare
Most people are likely familiar with the thought experiment that asserts an unlimited number of monkeys with an unlimited ...