The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day.

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Sarah never smiled in my classroom. At least not with her eyes. She spoke under her breath. Whispers of words I couldn’t usually hear. She is one of the many students who I remember because despite my ...