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What is Zipf’s Law?

Reece Goodall looks at Zipf's Law that analyses word frequency, using examples such as 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' in which 44% of the unique words used appear only once in the book
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By , Jul. 25, 2020

Yamaha launches remote cheering system in Japan

Yamaha’s remote cheering system, ‘Remote Cheerer powered by SoundUD’, is being rolled-out across 26 football clubs across Japan, as the Japanese FA (JFA) aims to develop a new way of watching sports in an era of behind closed-doors fixtures. Yamaha’s ‘Remote Cheerer’ enables spectators to tap ‘support buttons’ on their...
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By , Jul. 25, 2020

Defacing statues: what does it symbolize?

The conversation dominating many dinner conversations, twitter feeds and news shows in recent weeks has been the fate of statues, even permeating the endless coronavirus coverage. As statues have fallen in Bristol, Antwerp and across the USA, some have reacted with delight and a sigh of ‘finally’, others with disgust...
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By , Jul. 24, 2020