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AI - Artificial intelligence
Elon Musk said: 'AI has a 20% chance of destroying humanity'
Billionaire Elon Musk believes that artificial intelligence (AI) has a 20% chance of destroying humanity, while experts put this number at 100%.
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Could 4 extraterrestrial civilizations lurk in the Milky Way and attack us?
The Milky Way is home to millions of potentially habitable planets, and about four of them may contain extraterrestrial civilizations.
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Two mathematicians find order in the chaos to receive the Abel Prize
Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis have applied theories of probability, randomness and system dynamics to many areas of mathematics.
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Humans can become extinct at any time
According to Oxford University scientists, the highest probability that 100% of Earth's population will perish is 1 in 14,000.
Space science
Detecting meteors with high probability of hitting the Earth
The meteorite has an estimated diameter of 14m, has been added to the list of hazards to Earth by the European Space Agency (ESA) after calculating the path and detectin…
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Romanian mathematician uses a secret formula to win the lottery 14 times
It seems that every probability is incorrect for Stefan Mandel, an Australian and Romanian economist and mathematician.
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Unknown things about IQ
IQ can change over time, does not determine the probability of success or failure of each individual is something not everyone knows about human intelligence index.
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The game 'red black' dice and the truth no one expected
Many people believe that the game of dice is just a chance game - is it true?
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Found a way to predict the winning jackpot numbers?
A Brazilian mathematician claims to be able to predict lottery draw results by applying complex calculation formulas and probability theory.
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The probability of spontaneous life forming by evolution is 'small to utopian'
Life CANNOT be spontaneous!
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Discover unexpected numbers about your own appearance
Have you ever wondered among millions of people, is it simple and easy for you to appear on Earth?
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Interesting things about lightning
Lightning not only appears in thunderstorms but is also observed when volcanic eruptions or tornadoes, dust storms.
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The probability of an aircraft having an accident is 0.00001%
There are facts about plane crashes that you don't know.