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The odds of winning tomorrow's Powerball are barely better than having your name randomly pulled out of a hat filled with the name of everybody in the US.
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Why You Probably Shouldn’t Trust This Week’s Political Polls
This past week in Iowa, Ted Cruz took the lead away from Donald Trump, according to the nation's polls. Here's why that doesn't mean jack.
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How Computers Are Changing the Way We Explain the World
Computers can prove mathematical theorems. But can they make deep conceptual insights into the way the world works?
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