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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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This new mathematical method for equitable cake sharing actually leads to a version of Zeno’s paradox. The problem is that the cake remnant left after the referee gives the two eaters their respective, equally valued pieces is no more likely than is the cake as a whole to be homogeneously desirable, thus creating the same […]
- Health & Medicine
Catching Flu’s Drift: Vaccines fight unexpected influenza
Vaccination can prevent three of every four flu infections, even when the vaccines are imperfectly tailored to block the common wintertime pathogens.
