John Alfred Bather, Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Sussex, died on September 7, 2012 at the age of 76, after suffering from myeloma. He was well known in both Europe and North America for his work on dynamic programming and decision theory. John was born on…

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Contributing Editor Anirban DasGupta writes: Lazily leafing through the pages of the 2012 World Almanac, I noticed a curiously common phenomenon. Be it the deserts, lakes, mountain peaks, rivers, or waterfalls in the world, or buildings, bridges, tunnels, books, operas, space expeditions—the most spectacular ones are visibly more impressive…

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If travel broadens the mind, Terry Speed must be one of the most broad-minded people you’ll meet, quite possibly at the next conference you go to.

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