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Math

Chasing Coincidences

Why it’s hard to recognize the unlikely.

August 12, 2013

Traffic Ghost Hunting

When the biggest problem with traffic is nothing at all.

July 9, 2013

Why a Traffic Flow Suddenly Turns Into a Traffic Jam

Those aggravating slowdowns aren’t one driver’s fault. They’re everybody’s fault.

July 9, 2013

How to Insure Against a Rainy Day

Never mind tornadoes—companies now seek shelter from daily weather.

May 22, 2013

Joys of Noise

The reliability of some technologies depends on just the right amount of randomness.

May 22, 2013

The Deepest Uncertainty

When a hypothesis is neither true nor false.

May 22, 2013

Math as Myth

What looks like the golden ratio is sometimes just fool’s gold.

April 22, 2013