This mathematician proved the random walk theorem to clear his name as a lurker

George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical space

Scientific American
#randomwalk through some suburban wetlands. The air is 40°C my feet maybe 24°C. Water isn't warm enough for crocs yet #australia #irwinaward
A Random Walk in 10 Dimensions

The geometry of random walks in high dimensions provides the power behind deep learning and may be the secret to intelligence.

Galileo Unbound

Burton Malkiel's "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" is a classic for a reason. He argues that the short-term stock market is largely unpredictable, and new information is priced in so quickly that you can't get an edge. A recent experiment pitting a fish against an AI algorithm for stock picking backs this up in the most hilarious way.

Let's talk about what this means for your portfolio: https://zhach.news/random-walk-down-wall-street/

#Investing #Finance #StockMarket #RandomWalk

Why Your Stock Market Predictions Are Probably Wrong

[Book Review for "A Random Walk Down Wall Street"] Trying to time the market based on predictions can often lead to emotional decision-making, increased costs, and ultimately, may detract from achieving your long-term financial goals.

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Stochastic matrix - Wikipedia

Want to visualize a 2D Random Walk of the Wilcox distribution in #R then the RandomWalker package developed by myself and Antti Rask can do that. #R #RStats #RandomWalker #RandomWalk #Visualization #ggplot2 #TidyData

Hexagonaler Random Walk mit TigerJython

Der bei Microsoft forschende Psychologe und Informatiker Dan Goldstein berichtet in seinem Blog, wie er mit seiner neunjährigen Tochter in einem Bagel-Shop warten mußte. Um sich die Langeweile zu verkürzen, kramte er ein hexagonal-kariertes Blatt Papier und einen Würfel hervor (Psychologen bei Microsoft haben immer ein hexagonal-karierten Notizblock und einen Würfel in der Tasche). https://kantel.github.io/posts/2025061802_hexawalk/ #TigerJython #RandomWalk #Python #CreativeCoding

Geometric Brownian Motion is the stochastic differential equation used to model stock prices: dS = μSdt + σSdW. This forms the mathematical foundation for options pricing, Monte Carlo market simulations, and much of modern finance theory. Fascinating intersection of math and markets! #StochasticCalculus #FinancialModeling #RandomWalk
Just me, the dirt road, and the whispers of the forest. 🌲✨ Who else loves getting lost in nature?
#randomwalk #nature #naturephotograhy #forest