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Uses of Zeno's "Achilles Paradox" in Historical Geology
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ABSTRACT
The Greek philosopher Zeno put forward a paradox that Achilles would never be able to overtake a tortoise in a foot race if the tortoise was given a head start. The Achilles paradox is an example of the summation of an infinite series that always approaches, but never reaches, unity. A similar paradox can occur when teaching students about intermediate forms between any two taxa in an evolutionary lineage. While the mathematical solution to the paradox is simple enough, the co...
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Tortoise members gather again to deliver instrumental muscle
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Tortoise helps musicians come out of their shells.
Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
; Byline: Len Righi Guitarist Jeff Parker has worked with Tortoise for nine years now, playing an important part on three of the Chicago band's five albums, helping meld elements of cool jazz, ambient music, dub and electronica into ingenious instrumental post-modern rock. And while Tortoise's music
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