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    When Good Waves Go Rogue

    • By Tom Vanderbilt
    • June 25, 2014

    Even in calm seas, waves can become monsters.

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    The Pleasure and Pain of Speed

    • By Tom Vanderbilt
    • January 21, 2014

    Are we willing to speed our lives up indefinitely?

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    Best of 2013: Unhappy Truckers & Other Algorithmic Problems

    • By Tom Vanderbilt
    • December 12, 2013

    Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.

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    Unhappy Truckers and Other Algorithmic Problems

    • By Tom Vanderbilt
    • July 9, 2013

    Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.