The mathematics of history – Jean-Baptiste Michel
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What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
Talk by Jean-Baptiste Michel.



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