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The Mathematics of How Connections Become Global
Percolation theory illuminates the behavior of many kinds of networks, from cell-phone connections to disease transmission
Percolation theory illuminates the behavior of many kinds of networks, from cell-phone connections to disease transmission
Philosophers cannot agree on whether mathematical objects exist or are pure fictions
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