In a darkened room at Old Dominion University, Mark Scerbo spoke a command into a headset. Instantly, the space morphed into a hospital operating room. A simulated surgical team beamed onto the walls.

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Suppose you observe a sequence of people entering a store and you record the color of shirt worn by each person. You see this sequence of 24 shirts: 0, 0, 3, 3, 2, 1 ...

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