Killer app

• Autores: Angela Saini
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2974, 2014, págs. 36-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Kim Rossmo construct algorithms that could be used to home in on the probable whereabouts of a killer. He has since shown that such geographic profiling, which is now in use by law-enforcement agencies worldwide, could help to locate the perpetrators of other crimes, including vandalism and credit-card theft. The patterns reminded Le Comber, now a researcher at Queen Mary, University of London, of the way sticklebacks hunt for nest material. Stripping the area close to home might leave their nests exposed, but venturing far away would take too much time and energy, so sticklebacks stick to a happy medium distance. Here, Saini talks about an application that might help track down murderers.