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U.S. Gun Murders in 2010

U.S. Gun Murders in 2010 | Science News | Scoop.it
U.S. gun murders in 2010: you haven't seen numbers like this before: http://guns.periscopic.com/ by @periscopic
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Guns really do make you look bigger

Guns really do make you look bigger | Science News | Scoop.it
In sad, befuddling news, a study has shown that people estimate that a person holding a gun is bigger than someone holding another object. Oh, and knives are womanly.


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How Big Data Can Stop Gun Violence

How Big Data Can Stop Gun Violence | Science News | Scoop.it

By turning algorithms loose on gun and ammunition purchasing trends, tragedies like those at Newton, Aurora and Virginia Tech could be prevented, according to Marc Parrish who works in the data industry: "As someone who deals daily with the deluge of data currently inundating the marketing world, I can say based on experience that this kind of record-keeping would be an inconsequential task to set up, and the data science to analyze it trivial. Massive efforts are going into far smaller things, such as which TV program is most engaging for soap buyers who have DVRs, and which pitcher/batter combinations lead to better baseball."

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