World War II
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How A 2,500-Year-Old Math Proof Can Help Determine When A Patient Improves
...A while back a colleague and I were having lunch and looking over some data resulting from something called an ROC curve. These curves were initially developed in World War II to help "diagnose" allied aircraft and submarines so that Allied forces shot at the right things and didn't unnecessarily reduce a population of large, water-bound mammals...
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Just How Likely Is Another World War?
...Historical analogies like 1914 can be fertile sources of insights about contemporary challenges. One danger, however, is that people can find an analogy so compelling that they conclude that current conditions are “just like” 1914...
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Why Wars Always End Up Hurting The Most Vulnerable Americans
The impending anniversary of the start of World War I has given historians and pundits the chance to speculate about whether we’re heading for another era of mass war and redrawing of borders...But as we prepare to dwell on the ghastliness that occurred overseas between 1914 and 1918, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the ghastliness that occurred over here...
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