Researchers at the University of Tennessee have used an SGI Altix supercomputer to perform a massive-scaled sentiment analysis and geocoding of world media to retro-predict key events in the Arab Spring and the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden.

I’m sure world leaders will always use the information for good, but wonder – would they have broken the vase if it hadn’t mentioned it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14841018

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