Mathematics
Mathematical concepts, theories, puzzles, and applications
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Mathematics
A mutual defense alliance is only stable if the cost of betrayal exceeds seventy percent
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Mathematics
A new mathematical formula can identify scientific breakthroughs by mapping how they redirect history
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Mathematics
Social movements can spread through a population like water suddenly turning into ice
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Mathematics
A proportional voting system ensures that a party with ten percent of votes gets ten percent of seats
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Mathematics
Airport security lines use the same mathematical models as Disney World rides
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Mathematics
A mathematical proof showed that most complex equations have only limited solutions
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Mathematics
A tiny two percent difference in votes can decide an entire party's existence
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Mathematics
Central banks use complex mathematical simulations to predict how oil prices affect grocery bills
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Mathematics
There are more possible basketball tournament brackets than atoms in the universe
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Mathematics
The digits of pi appear in the probability of a needle falling across a line
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Mathematics
Ancient Greek mathematicians used a physical string to calculate the Earth's circumference
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Mathematics
Ancient Mayans used a base-20 numbering system involving the number zero
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Mathematics
Ancient Babylonians used a mathematical system based on the number sixty
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Mathematics
Switching doors boosts your odds of winning
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Mathematics
Why math feels abstract yet applies everywhere
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