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A new data-driven idea of warfare doesn't quite add up

A new data-driven idea of warfare doesn't quite add up

11 July 2018

Mathematical models of conflict are seductive, but we shouldn’t throw out the lessons of the past, warns David Betz
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Eye of the shoal: Inside the surprising world of fish

11 July 2018

Why do some fish sport beautiful colours? Can they feel pain? What’s special about lanternfish? The piscine world is awash with surprises, reveals a new book

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