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On the weekend of Dec. 1st, we’re trying something that has never been done before. A hackathon is usually a weekend, often from Friday night to Sunday afternoon, of intense computer programming by teams. Often the artificial drama of competition and cash prizes are injected. Usually the teams choose their own project. Sometimes they are located in a large meeting space, sometimes they are completely virtual. Often they are organized around a theme, but rarely is that theme math.