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Ian Stewart
Science
Pigeons, Curves, and the Traveling Salesperson Problem
The Big Story
Uncertainty Isn't Always a Problem—It Can Be the Solution
Science
Maths for the Midas touch
Science
How to work out any animal’s daily energy requirement
Business
The algorithm for predicting the aftermath of an earthquake