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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Now in its 15th year, Locarno's think tank StepIn will debate "Power, People, Data and the Future of Film." "Last year, ...