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The iconic copper coin has its fans. But one person cheering its demise is Robert Whaples, a professor of economics at Wake Forest University. He’s advocated for ditching the penny for decades.

What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives.

For decades, Turing's status as a giant in mathematics was largely unknown, thanks to the secrecy around his computer research and the social taboos about his sexuality.