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    How the maths that is used to predict earthquakes can help fight gang crime.
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    Why today is 24 hours and 1 second long.
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    Mindless searching

    How stupid systems can use clever ways of finding things.
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    How to predict an election

    Forecasting election results is a sophisticated business.
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    Why a perfect voting system is mathematically impossible.
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    Latest observations hint towards new particles.
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    Will computers ever replace human mathematicians?

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