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Mathematics confirm the chaos of the Spanish labor market
Unemployment time series in Spain behave in a chaotic way according to a study at the University of Seville. Such chaos demonstrates the complex and unpredictable nature of the Spanish labour ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Scientist creates formula for perfect parking
(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget roasting a textbook turkey or perfect present-wrapping this month. The real test of Britons` mettle will come as we try to park in tight spots on busy roads, with 35 ...
Fri 11 Dec 09 from PhysOrg
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Math wars: Debate sparks anti-pi day
(PhysOrg.com) -- A controversial debate in the math world has led to celebrations today by opponents of the mathematical constant pi.
Wed 29 Jun 11 from PhysOrg
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A trillion triangles: New computer methods reveal secrets of ancient math problem
Mathematicians from North America, Europe, Australia, and South America have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem. The advance was made possible by a clever ...
Tue 22 Sep 09 from PhysOrg
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2010 Ig Nobel Prizes To 10 Hilarious Scientific Studies
Read this, if you want to die laughing... Celebrating its 20th anniversary of Ig Nobel Awards on September 30 at Harvard University, Improbable Research granted 10 Ig Awards to some of the most ...
Fri 1 Oct 10 from InventorSpot
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Scientists map changes in science and beyond
How has the structure of scientific research changed over the past decade? A team of researchers from Umeľ University, Sweden, and the University of Washington, USA, aims to answer this ...
Thu 28 Jan 10 from PhysOrg
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New math theories reveal the nature of numbers
For centuries, some of the greatest names in math have tried to make sense of partition numbers, the basis for adding and counting. Many mathematicians added major pieces to the puzzle, but ...
Thu 20 Jan 11 from PhysOrg
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Child of Vietnam war wins top maths honour
Vietnamese-born mathematician Ngo Bao Chau on Thursday won the maths world's version of a Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal, cementing a journey that has taken him from war-torn Hanoi to the pages ...
Thu 19 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Talking aloud helps solve mathematical problems more quickly, according to a study
Those students who think aloud while solving a mathematical problem can solve it faster and have more possibilities of finding the right solution that those who do not do it. Likewise, drawing ...
Fri 18 Dec 09 from PhysOrg
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Soap films help to solve mathematical problems
Soap bubbles and films have always fascinated children and adults, but they can also serve to solve complex mathematical calculations. This is shown by a study carried out by two professors ...
Tue 25 Jan 11 from PhysOrg
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