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Information technology

Certain No, Maybe Yes: The Bloom Filter

A Bloom filter is a probabilistic data structure that uses a tiny bit array to tell you a value is definitely not in a set. This article covers where it came from, how adding and c

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Logistics

A Buffer Against Stockouts: Safety Stock

Why do warehouses hold more inventory than they expect to sell? This article explains what safety stock is and how it relates to the reorder point, how to calculate it from the ser

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Earth science

The Rhythm of the Ice Ages: Milankovitch Cycles

Why has Earth swung back and forth between glacial and interglacial periods? This article explains the Milankovitch cycles, the slow but regular changes in Earth's orbit and axis: