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Prediction by the Numbers

Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the explosion of digital technology, ...

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Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo da Vinci is, of course, best known as one of the world’s greatest artists. At his death in 1519, he was famous for ...

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Secrets and lies: The hidden power of maths

We think our lives unfold thanks to a mix of luck and our own personal choices. But that’s not quite true. An unseen layer ...

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The Joy of AI

Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how we have created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why we ...

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Al-Biruni e a medida da circunferência da Terra

Al-BiruniAbu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, conhecido apenas como al-Biruni, nasceu no ano de 973 em Kath, atual Kara-Kalpakskaya, no Uzbequistão, e faleceu no ...

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In the Footsteps of Marie Curie

Young, beautiful, and born in an occupied country that for a time disappeared from the European map, Marie Curie cherished the innovative filed of ...

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Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractais e a arte da rugosidade

No TED2010, o matemático Benoit Mandelbrot desenvolve um tema que discutiu primeiramento no TED em 1984 -- a complexidade extrema da rugosidade, e o ...

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