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Can Maths Predict a Riot?

Synopsis
This video came about as a result of work done by Dr Hannah Fry at University College, London, looking at the 2011 London riots from a mathematical perspective. While looking into the data behind the events, Fry noticed the striking links between the areas of the city that most rioters came from and the deprivation of those communities and investigated further by speaking to charities, youth workers and young people across the capital.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2013
Subjects
Mathematics; Social sciences
Keywords
inner-city areas; mathematical modelling; poverty; riots

Online availability

URI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY5iARq0nCc
Price
free
Delivery
Streamed

Credits

Contributor
Hannah Fry

Sponsor

Name

University College London

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
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