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Physicist: Math Can Predict Insurgent Attacks

Neil Johnson, a University of Miami physicist, developed this mathematical formula to predict insurgent attacks in war zones. Courtesy of Neil Johnson hide caption

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Physicist: Math Can Predict Insurgent Attacks

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Physicist: Math Can Predict Insurgent Attacks

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Writer's Mystery Endures, Long After He Vanished

Everett Ruess was a young explorer, writer and artist who vanished in 1934 while hiking in the Utah desert. Istockphoto.com hide caption

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Writer's Mystery Endures, Long After He Vanished

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8 min

Writer's Mystery Endures, Long After He Vanished

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Joss Stone: First Thought, Best Thought

Joss Stone's new album, her first on her own label, is called LP1. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Joss Stone: First Thought, Best Thought

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Joss Stone: First Thought, Best Thought

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