The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of May 2

The Bestsellers Lists are compiled by The Globe and Mail from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales ...
IEEE

A High-Speed True Random Number Generator Based on Unified Selector-RRAM

Abstract: In this letter, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a high-speed true random number generator (TRNG) by exploiting the probabilistic delay time of threshold switching (TS) in a unified ...
IEEE

A Survey on Random Access Protocols in Direct-Access LEO Satellite-Based IoT Communication

Abstract: Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can play an important role in providing seamless coverage for the Internet of Things (IoT). In satellite-based IoT (SIoT) networks, IoT devices can ...

One hug at a time: How one man is handing out kindness

A young man with an urge for random acts of kindness is often faced with a unique question from members of the public: "Why ...

Nebraska police shoot knife-wielding woman who abducted child from Walmart

The 31-year-old woman randomly abducted a three-year-old boy out of the Omaha supermarket at knifepoint, police say.
Popular Mechanics

Bad Luck Isn’t Random—The Universe’s Hidden Rules May Be Controlling Your Reality, Oxford Physicist Claims

A physicist challenges the core idea of quantum mechanics, that events are truly random. He says a hidden framework of rules may influence outcomes. That’s because our current math makes quantum ...