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Rankings, Tournaments, and Playoffs
All outcome-based sports ranking systems are fundamentally flawed.
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From the December 12, 1936, issue
A rare crystal form, help for bleeders, and seedless fruits without pollination.
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Sounds of the Seasons
A growing interest in acoustic ecology calls attention to the myriad ways in which sounds influence human behavior. Go to: http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arch/12_21_96/bob2.htm
- Math
A Fair Slice: New method makes for equitable eating
A new method for cutting cake yields slices that make everyone equally happy.
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19772
This new mathematical method for equitable cake sharing actually leads to a version of Zeno’s paradox.
