Since the Arab Spring of 2011, cultural heritage Middle East has faced a serious threat, as Daesh (ISIS) and other extremist organizations turned archaeological sites into financing tool. In 2016, around 100,000 objects great importance, including 4,500 sites, nine which are included in UNESCO World Heritage List, were under control Islamic State Syria Iraq. However, not only these groups dynam...

This paper examines patterns of posting behaviour on extremist online forums in order to empirically identify and define classes highly active ‘super-posters'. Using a unique dataset 8 far-right, 7 Salafi-jihadist, 2 Incel forums, totalling 12,569,639 posts, the study operates three-dimensional analysis super-posters (Gini coefficient, Fisher-Jenks algorithm, network analysis) that sheds light ...

Abstract A vast amount of social science research has been dedicated to the study Islamist extremism – in particular, uncover its psychological and structural drivers. However, recent revival extreme-right points need investigate this re-emerging phenomenon. This article highlights some characteristics extremisation Islamism Europe parallel with rise right-wing extremist groups. In doing so, we...

Minsky subscribes to neither of these extremist views. Instead, he argues that Artificial Intelligence must employ many approaches. Artificial Intelligence is not like circuit theory and electromagnetism. There is nothing wonderfully unifying like Kirchhoff's laws are to circuit theory or Maxwell's equations are to electromagnetism. Instead of looking for a "Right Way", Minsky believes that the...

In this paper, we seek to identity how mathematical and economic analysis can be used to gain insights about the mutation of social groups. Group mutability has been studied in multiple domains, with insights generated on significant factors at differing scales. Mathematical modeling enables the simultaneous study of such phenomena, understanding interactions and generating hypotheses for exper...

The possibility of a terrorist attack using nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons is an ongoing debate in the national security policy arena. While terrorist motivations have traditionally been political ones that would not benefit from such an attack, concern is now voiced over a possible trend of inflicting greater numbers of casualties. Terrorists most likely to attempt attacks with weapo...