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Fibonacci seed spiral
Fibonacci, famous for the Fibonacci sequence, also introduced the decimal system into Europe.
How do you choose a partner? Is it an irrational choice or is it made rationally, based on a mathematical model which analyses the best potential partner you are likely to meet?
Space probes, like NASA's recent Pathfinder mission to Mars, have radio transmitters of only a few watts, but have to transmit pictures and scientific data across hundreds of millions of miles without the information being completely swamped by noise. Read about how coding theory helps.

Every even number greater than 4 can be written as the sum of two odd primes - a simple statement, but still unproven today.

The British General Election (May 1997) is an example of how simple mathematical ideas help in understanding information that involves numbers.
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