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Disease as a threat on endangered species
Disease has only accounted for the extinctions of less than 4% of known species since 1500, and only affects around 8% of species now listed as critically endangered, according to National Institute of Health studies. While it lacks a major role in the overall force of extinction for species around
The placebo effect - is it real?
What is the placebo effect? You’ve been clattered by a b-blocker in house master's the day before the crucial cake semi-finals for senior ties football and you think you won't be able to slot in at left back. However, the next day you go to
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How Algorithms Decide What You See: The Maths Behind Recommendations
Introduction Imagine this: You open up YouTube and you start watching a video. Within seconds, your algorithm begins adjusting what it will show you next. Watch a couple of minutes of that YouTube video and you're bored, so you open TikTok and scroll for 10 minutes. After every
Red Light, Green Light: Game Theory in Traffic Networks
Traffic systems are game-theoretic systems systems. Multiple players - primarily the drivers and control systems - make strategic decisions in which individual outcomes depend on others’ choices. Game theory provides a mathematical framework for analysing these structures and relationships, through the concepts of players, strategies and payoffs. This framework applies