Mathematicians Offer Help in Terror Fight
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - A small group of thinking men and women convened at Rutgers University last month to consider how order theory - a branch of abstract mathematics that deals with hierarchical relationships - could be applied to the war on terror...
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By Ryan Gabrielson, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 17--Hsinchun Chen goes where terrorists gather. He monitors what they say and, particularly, how they say it. He tracks who they are talking to, and whether they are spreading propaganda or providing training. "They're hiding," Chen said.
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ONE of the seven great unsolved mysteries of mathematics may have been solved by an eccentric Russian. Grigori &#39;Grisha&#39; Perelman is an expert on Ricci flow.
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Mathematicians could be on the verge of solving two separate million dollar problems. If they are right - still a big if - and somebody really has cracked the so-called Riemann hypothesis, financial disaster might follow.
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The bureau needs 11 agents, some engineers and three days to get the job done.  And the intrepid information gatherers say they need a hefty budget increase to keep up with terrorists.
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The jihadists' tactics aren't mysterious. We just need help on the  ground
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Three attacks in Britain come on the heels of warnings from intelligence experts about the heightened possibility of new attacks
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Cases like this embolden extremists and provide them an opportunity to advocate for their worldview.
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Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.
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One of the toughest problems in maths may have been solved by the Russian scientist Dr Grigori Perelman, of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics.
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Jarret Brachman recently told a class of West Point cadets that many Americans had an unsophisticated image of Islamic terrorists &#151; that they live in caves, "you know, beating the women over their heads." On the contrary, the U.S. is fighting a far more technologically savvy enemy &#151; one adept at both propaganda and Power Point &#151; said Brachman, the director of research at the United States Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center.
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Intelligence-gathering by the front-line forces that need to know the most is proving difficult in a region increasingly gripped by fear.
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WASHINGTON -- Dozens of Iraqi academics and their families have been attacked and killed by extremists in recent weeks in what human rights groups say is an effort to eliminate remaining intellectuals and skilled professionals -- and destroy whatever prospects might exist for establishing a functioning democratic society.
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The international terrorist threat is increasing as more recruits become radicalised, even though police and intelligence agencies are getting better at disrupting militant plots.
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Restricting access to scientific information about dangerous germs is more likely to hamper legitimate researchers than to prevent terrorists from using the data for attacks, a leading scientist warned.
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Terrorism escalates worldwide, but it's not just one 'war.'
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Viewpoint: Can security be increased without turning schools into armed camps? An expert on disaster preparedness tells how it can be done