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Month: May 2015

Why Do We Pay Pure Mathematicians?

I really enjoyed this article from Math With Bad Drawings: http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015/02/24/why-do-we-pay-mathematicians/

John Quintanilla Engagement, News Clips Leave a comment May 1, 2015March 5, 2015 1 Minute

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