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The World Championship of Math: Alex Bellows Reports

While soccer stars are duking it out in South Africa, math nerds matched wits in Germany. Alex Bellos reports from the World Cup of mental aerobics.

Alex Bellos
Alex Bellos
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Alex Bellos

Alex Bellos

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