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Maths and the small world syndrome

The maths behind how people are linked to one another.

The maths behind how people are linked to one another. How maths can help tie us together and how a scientific paper 'The Small World Syndrome' has ramifications for both health and technology. A scientist who has been studying crickets that synchronise their chirps explains how maths helped his research.

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