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[VIDEO] Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history (TEDTalks)

What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.


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Thank you, Konstantine.
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[VIDEO] TEDxNCSSM-Arlie Petters-Is There a Fifth Dimension?

Petters' research is focused on the development of mathematical theory of gravitational lensing. He is the leading author of the book, /Singularity Theory and Gravitational Lensing/.


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[AMAZING VIDEO] Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time (TEDTalks)

Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art -- inspired in equal parts by math and nature.


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Scott Rickard: The beautiful math behind the ugliest music | Video on TED.com

Scott Rickard: The beautiful math behind the ugliest music | Video on TED.com | omnia mea mecum fero | Scoop.it
TED Talks Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Golomb ruler. At TEDxMIA, he shares the math behind musical beauty (and its opposite).

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