Researchers Model and Accurately Predict War Zone Attacks Using WikiLeaks Data
The WikiLeaks info-dumps, as a lot of the public realized as they started to be released, contained a whole lot of info--both genuine nuggets of military action and wartime…
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At the end of each year, IBM releases its "5 in 5"--five technology predictions that IBM researchers foresee coming to fruition within the coming five years. These…
View ArticleTake This Quiz To Find Your Likelihood Of Dying By 2023
A new mortality index calculates people's chances of dying in the next 10 years if they're over 50. This index is not for you, the index's lead creator, a physician at the University of California,...
View ArticleBrain Scan Predicts Whether Convicts Will Re-Offend: Welcome To The Sci-Fi...
Researchers at the Mind Research Network in New Mexico--a non-profit, partially government-funded neuroscience facility--have discovered a way to predict whether released convicts will return to their...
View ArticleCan Facebook Tell When Your Relationship Is Doomed?
Give up now. Facebook knows everything. According to a new paper, the makeup of your Facebook network might even be able to tell you when your relationship isn't going to last. The research, from...
View ArticleChinese Supercomputer To Forecast Smog
Old supercomputers don't die, they just get practical day jobs. China's Tianhe-1A, the fastest supercomputer in the world in 2011, is now being put to use tracking the…
View ArticleOscars 2014: Predicting The Winners With Data
Here at Popular Science, the Oscar race we'll be watching this year isn't Best Picture or Best Actress. It's the quants versus the critics. Who's better at predicting Oscar wins? Statisticians who use...
View ArticleHow To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases
Doctors have long suspected that those who have heart disease also tend to get gout. Knowing correlations like this is important for predicting and preparing for what will…
View ArticleAutonomous Cars May Change Our Lives In Unexpected Ways
One of the test vehicles for Google's Self-Driving Car project. In the future, we may not be dealing with the hassles and frustrations that come with driving cars everyday.…
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A New Blood Test Can Predict Whether A Patient Will Have Suicidal Thoughts
Health With more than 90 percent accuracy Researchers now have a more sophisticated understanding of mental health, and many are trying to take that understanding to the next level by predicting human...
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