Minds Must Unite

Recently, in the halls of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley, Calif., a revelation was taking shape.

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David L. Donoho (left) is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor at Stanford University. David Mumford (center) is a professor of applied mathematics at Brown University. Both are members of the National Academy of Sciences. Bruno Olshausen (right) is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and a member of the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis. He is also a principal investigator at the Redwood Neuroscience Institute in Menlo Park, Calif.

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