Terrorist propaganda holds predictable patterns

Predictable patterns in terrorist propaganda could provide a foundation for developing counter-messaging, researchers say.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 27, 2023 ~6 min

Buffalo shooting adds to rise of hate crimes in the US

An expert explains the rising number of hate crimes in the US as well as white nationalist violence after the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Sharon Driscoll-Stanford • futurity
May 19, 2022 ~8 min


Experts: Anti-Asian racism is snarled up with misogyny

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
March 26, 2021 ~7 min

Expert: Risk of right-wing extremist violence ‘remains high’

An expert breaks down the move towards radicalization and poltical violence. He says that it's an "exceptionally dangerous time" in the US.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 25, 2021 ~8 min

Law prof.: Mob attack at US Capitol was ‘insurrection’

"The takeover of the US Capitol... incited by the president of the United States and his agents, was terrorism, insurrection, and an attempted violent coup."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 8, 2021 ~5 min

Algorithm could sniff out smuggled nuclear material

A new algorithm could speed up detection of weapons-grade nuclear material at national borders to protect against nuclear terrorism, researchers report.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
May 4, 2020 ~5 min

9/11 stories show how ‘near misses’ can be traumatic

"It's not just 'Did this happen to you?' But 'Did something almost happen to you?'"

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
July 11, 2019 ~5 min

Brain scans offer clues to extremist violence

New research uses brain scans to investigate how "sacred values" can motivate extremist violence.

Mandira Banerjee-Michigan • futurity
June 19, 2019 ~1 min


ISIS is recruiting in Europe’s criminal underworld

"We haven't previously seen this overlap between street gangs and politicized violence."

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
April 2, 2019 ~3 min

How live streaming connects New Zealand attack and ISIS

Live streaming is a tool terrorists use to spread messages of fear, whether they're radical right-wing extremists or members of ISIS, an expert says.

Julian Cardillo-Brandeis • futurity
March 18, 2019 ~1 min

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