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The mathematics of war

Sean Gourley · TED

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About

By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking the fatality and frequency of attacks.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Sean Gourley
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Physics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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