Math

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    Thirteen Spades

    Poor shuffling can distort play in the game of bridge.

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    When Laziness Pays: Math explains how cooperation and cheating evolve

    Researchers have developed a mathematical model that helps explain how cooperation and cheating evolve among simple organisms.

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    Going with the Crowd

    Choosing a restaurant can pack them in.

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    Artful Routes

    Finding the shortest routes linking cities can also produce intricate continuous-line portraits.

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    Sphere Worlds

    Painting on spheres offers a novel perspective on the world.

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    Pennies in a Tray

    Packing pennies in circular trays can lead to intriguing mathematical complexities.

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    Take a Chance

    Researchers are helping to turn the art of generating randomness into a precise science.

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    Cruise Control and Traffic Flow

    Adaptive cruise control can help smooth out traffic flow.

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    Con Artist: Scanning program can discern true art

    A new mathematical tool distills painting style into an array of statistics as a potential means to spot forgeries.

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    Visions of Infinity

    Tiling a hyperbolic floor inspires both mathematics and art.

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    Proof clarifies a map-folding problem

    Researchers have developed an efficient algorithm to determine, given a collection of creases on a piece of paper, whether a sequence of simple folds produces a flat result, like a folded road map.

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    Cruise Control and Traffic Flow

    Adaptive cruise control can help smooth out traffic flow.

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