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Jean-Baptiste Michel: La matematica della storia

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Cosa possono dire i matematici sulla storia? Secondo il TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, moltissimo. Dai cambiamenti del linguaggio alla letalità delle guerre, dimostra come la digitalizzazione dei fatti storici stia cominciando a rivelare i profondi meccanismi alla loro radice.

Jean-Baptiste Michel looks at how we can use large volumes of data to better understand our world. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Daniele Buratti
Reviewed by Anna Cristiana Minoli
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