War and Terror

Why Radicalize? Five Motives For Becoming A Jihadist 0
- Society, War and Terror
- July 6, 2015
Radicalization is an analyzable process, rather than the outcome of an ‘evil’ personality. Based on other research on radicalization, Karagiannis, of the University of Macedonia, sees five main motives (or, ‘mechanisms’) that make people evolve from moderately adhering to a cause to exhibiting radicalized thoughts and behaviors. In his research, he focuses on radicalised converts
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Sick Of Stress: Is Fear Making Us Ill?10
- Health & Medicine, War and Terror
- February 22, 2015
Fear of terror increases pulse, the risk of disease and subsequent death. The jitters, cold sweats, fast heart rates, heavy breathing. Fear is known to provoke strong bodily reactions. But how much does fear really influence our health? Can fear make you ill? And if so, is this preventable? In a study published in PNAS
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Religion And War: “It’s Complicated”0
- Society, War and Terror
- January 29, 2015
It is not the religion, but its intensity that leads to conflict. When was the last time you read the news and didn’t read about religious war? My guess: you can’t remember. The world around us seems to be saturated with religious conflict. Although many people “feel” that religion is intrinsically linked to armed dispute,
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Computer Simulations Reveal War Drove the Rise of Civilisations 0
- Design & Technology, War and Terror
- September 24, 2013
The model predicts the rise of empires with 65% accuracy. According to British historian Arnold Toynbee, “History is just one damned thing after another.” Or is it? That is the question Peter Turchin of the University of Connecticut in Storrs tries to answer in a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev On the Cover of Rolling Stone?0
- Society, War and Terror
- July 18, 2013
We are accustomed to Rolling Stone covers being about sexy folks we want to be. Popular culture magazine Rolling Stone has released the cover of its August 1 print edition on the internet. Most of the headlines promise the familiar mix of pop culture and news: a review of Jay-Z’s album, a thesis on why
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Drones of War Could Have Peaceful Purpose 0
- Design & Technology, War and Terror
- January 12, 2013
How to use war drones for humane purposes. Drones, those unmanned aerial robots used by the military, have had devastating impacts on adversaries in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They’re also controversial for their possible roles in domestic spying, and suspected of being somewhat less accurate than their military users would suggest. But the drone technology might have
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