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Issue 54
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March 2010
What are the chances of a monkey accidentally typing the complete works of Shakespeare? How can maths help reveal the secret of our genetic code? On what day of the week were you born? And what's a sweet spot? In this issue we reveal all this and more. Plus we return to our roots with a look at some intriguing integrals.
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