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Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying

11.27.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

Commodity Traders Helped Spark the War in Syria, Complex Systems Theorists Say

10.26.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The Math That Shows Humans Could Live Ten Times Longer

06.12.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

This Mathematical Model from 2006 Shows How Ebola Could Wipe Us Out

09.04.14

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

The Math That Predicted the Revolutions Sweeping the Globe Right Now

02.19.14

By Brian Merchant

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Music

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