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Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from ...

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A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives — and keep us from getting lost.

Ethan Hawke has likened the process of making a horror movie to solving a "geometry problem," noting a considerable amount of math goes into it. In an interview with /Film, Hawke spoke of the horror ...

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