Unlikely Stories

An alum profile, selected at random. An issue of the Daily, drawn from a bowl. A tale of chaos and weather. Go ahead, pick a door.

By Summer Moore Batte

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A frosh seminar explores the uses of randomness.

by Jill Patton

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A philosophy professor rolls out some related concepts.

by Thomas Icard

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Alumni share stories of chance and circumstance.

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With a random approach, two young scholars solve a tricky problem in one night.

by Tracie White

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Randomly selected from more than 235,000 living alumni, Bryant Johnson has long prepared for an interview like this.

by Tracie White

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In 1969, the fate of millions was determined by pulling birthdates from a glass container.

by Sam Scott