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Upcoming conflict
Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research.
A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt.
While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate upcoming conflict.
The system also picked up early clues about Osama Bin Laden's location.
Kalev Leetaru, from the University of Illinois' Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Science, presented his findings in the journal First Monday.
The study's information was taken from a range of sources including the US government-run https://www.opensource.gov/public/content/login/login.fcc?TYPE=33554433&REALMOID=06-ee663d18-3fd5-1009-806c-8348feff0cb3&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=webdmz&TARGET=-SM-http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eopensource%2egov%2flogin%2findex%2ehtml and BBC Monitoring, both of which monitor local media output around the world.
News outlets which published online versions were also analysed, as was the New York Times' archive, going back to 1945.
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There are many conflicts in the world.
There will be many conflicts in the future too.
In the above you will read the words upcoming conflict. Shouldn't it be upcoming conflicts?
A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt.
While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate upcoming conflict.
The system also picked up early clues about Osama Bin Laden's location.
Kalev Leetaru, from the University of Illinois' Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Science, presented his findings in the journal First Monday.
The study's information was taken from a range of sources including the US government-run https://www.opensource.gov/public/content/login/login.fcc?TYPE=33554433&REALMOID=06-ee663d18-3fd5-1009-806c-8348feff0cb3&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=webdmz&TARGET=-SM-http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eopensource%2egov%2flogin%2findex%2ehtml and BBC Monitoring, both of which monitor local media output around the world.
News outlets which published online versions were also analysed, as was the New York Times' archive, going back to 1945.
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There are many conflicts in the world.
There will be many conflicts in the future too.
In the above you will read the words upcoming conflict. Shouldn't it be upcoming conflicts?
Top answer
Hi, 'Conflict' can be used both as a countable and, in a more general way, as an uncountable noun. Clive
- Hi, 'Conflict' can be used both as a countable and, in a more general way, as an uncountable noun.
- Clive
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Hi,
'Conflict' can be used both as a countable and, in a more general way, as an uncountable noun.
Clive
'Conflict' can be used both as a countable and, in a more general way, as an uncountable noun.
Clive
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