Spring 2003
Tuesdays 12:15 Goldwater 604
Seminar Schedule:<http://math.la.asu.edu/~tom/cognition/math+cogsched.html>
On Tuesday, February 11, at 12:15 PM in GWC 604, the Mathematics
and Cognition Seminar will
present a lecture by Prof. Kevin Dooley of the Departments of Industrial Engineering and Management. The topic will be:
""The dynamics of a societal response to a terrorist event: Reuters, 9-11, and anthrax"
| By studying the content of media coverage about the 9-11 terrorist attacks, and the subsequent threat of anthrax, we have been able to uncover the fundamental "responses" occur after a terrorist event. Further analysis of the dynamical patterns of these events suggest some provocative, underlying mechanisms. For example, could it be that the U.S. government released news about Bin Laden on a cyclical schedule? These and other interesting findings will be shared, and I will describe the technologies involved in such analyses. |