Learning on ScreenCan Maths Combat Terrorism?
- Synopsis
- When computer scientists decided to study the severity and frequency of 30,000 terrorist attacks worldwide, they found an distinctive pattern hiding in the data. Even though the events spanned 5,000 cities in 187 countries over 40 years, every single attack fitted neatly onto a curve, helping mathematicians and social scientists understand the mechanisms underlying global terrorism. Dr Hannah Fry asks whether these modelling techniques be used to predict if, and when, another attack the size of 9/11 will occur? [28 minutes]
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- Mathematics
- Keywords
- applied mathematics; mathematical modelling; terrorism
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v4sxd
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed/Download
Credits
- Producer
- Michelle Martin
- Contributor
- Hannah Fry
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
BBC iPlayer
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