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Useless Arithmetic

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Mathematical models have been used to predict everything from the death tolls of the Vietnam War to the rising sea levels associated with global climate change* but are they accurate? Coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey debunks the myth of mathematical models in his new book, "Useless Arithmetic" (Columbia University Press/2007).

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