Wired: Mathematicians predict the future with data from the past

April 20, 2013 No Comments

“In Isaac Asimov’s classic science fiction saga Foundation , mathematics professor Hari Seldon predicts the future using what he calls psychohistory. Drawing on mathematical models that describe what happened in the past, he anticipates what will happen next, including the fall of the Galactic Empire. That may seem like fanciful stuff. But Peter Turchin is turning himself into a real-life Hari Seldon — and he’s not alone.”

Published On: April 20, 2013

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