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Statistics of Deadly Quarrels

Posted by Hemos on from the the-science-of-war dept.

CarlNorthcore writes "Brian Hayes published this paper in the Computing Science chapter of Jan-Feb's American Scientist. It provides a fascinating and [sadly] relevant statistical exploration of our world's deadly conflicts. Look out for the excellent "Web of Wars" diagram."

3 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Flame bait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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  2. Re:web of wars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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  3. Slightly OT (but it's Friday) by craw · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Speaking of mathematical expressions of conflicts and war making...

    The best Polish test pilot defected to the US during the midst of the Cold War. After being debriefed, the Pentagon decided to reward him by allowing him to fly the then state-of-the-art F-15 fighter plane. After all, this Polish pilot had flown the best the Soviets had to offer. It was thought that he could provide some insight into the differences and similarities between the Western and Iron Curtain fighter planes.

    So he jumped in the F-15, but then just sat there looking at all the gizmos, buttons, and displays. He was absolutely frozen with bewilderment. Finally, he slowly crawled out and said, "I'm sorry, but I was just a simple pole in a complex plane."