Mathematicians on the war on terror

October 10th, 2004 ahowes

Mathematicians Offer Help in Terror Fight: “‘I’m a pure mathematician, so I’m completely useless for the most part’ ”

Ok, so this quote was taken out of context, but I have a degree in Mathematical Sciences so I thought this quote was hilarious. But the article is actually pretty interesting, discussing how order theory could be used to help fight terrorism.