
Celina Zhao
Celina Zhao is a Summer 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science writing from MIT. Previously, she interned at Science and NOVA.

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- Computing
There’s no cheating this random number generator
From jury duty to tax audits, randomness plays a big role. Scientists used quantum physics to build a system that ensures those number draws can’t be gamed.