(Off topic) In case anyone is intrigued by the post /How to Build a Probability Microscope/ linked from the article, I created a JavaScript/Python-based simulation:

The linked article: http://nautil.us/issue/44/luck/-how-to-build-a-probability-m...

The simulation: https://www.speicherleck.de/iblech/zufall-im-browser/index.e... (select the bottommost example)