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They may be dead but they are alive on MySpace – The Virginian-Pilot
March 30th, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot
They may be dead but they are alive on MySpaceThe Virginian-Pilot, VA -14 minutes agoAfter all, even the most articulate voices of history seem nearly illiterate on MySpace. Mathematician Rene Descartes – he who brought us “I think, …
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Let’s talk about figures – Financial Express
March 30th, 2008
Let’s talk about figuresFinancial Express, India -2 hours agoPaul Erdos, a Hungarian who died in 1996, used to travel the world and stop briefly at the offices and homes of fellow mathematicians. …
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Researcher: Babies put language puzzle together like statisticians – Appleton Post Crescent
March 30th, 2008
Researcher: Babies put language puzzle together like statisticiansAppleton Post Crescent, USA -2 hours ago"Part of what they are doing is being little mathematicians and statisticians," she said. "They keep track of patterns they hear in their environment and do …
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Humans to have robot lovers by 2050 – Times Online
March 29th, 2008
Humans to have robot lovers by 2050Times Online, UK -2 hours agoHaving learnt chess at the age of eight, he went on to become an international master. At university, he studied computer science and met Donald Michie, …
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