That theory is based on a study of almost 4, 000 people, half of whom had the disease.

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Varadhan, New York University, for his work in probability theory, especially his work on large deviations from expected random behavior which has revolutionized this field of study during the second half of the 20th century, and become a cornerstone of both pure and applied probability.

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Bekenstein (who collaborated with Stephen Hawking on his groundbreaking study of black holes in the 1970s) suggested that there might be more to the theory:We might be 2-D creatures whose minds have given us the illusion of three dimensions to help us get around.

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