| Article ID: | iaor20083855 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 450 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 40 |
| End Page Number: | 41 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Journal: | Nature |
| Authors: | Shlesinger Michael F. |
| Keywords: | probability |
The idea of ‘random walks’ pops up in areas from biochemical reaction pathways to animals' foraging strategies. A central question – how likely is it that a walker is somewhere for the first time? – now has a simpler answer.