What science can reveal about the psychological profiles of terrorists

What went though the mind of the suicide bomber Salman Abedi just before he blew himself up in Manchester this week, killing 22 people? We often dismiss terrorists as non-humans, monsters, at first. But when we learn that they were seemingly normal individuals with families and jobs, it’s hard not to wonder about how their minds really work.

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-05-science-reveal-psychological-profiles-terrorists.html#jCp

Linked article is also interesting

Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy

Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now more careful in utilizing these technologies for planning and preparing for attacks. A new framework developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York is able to understand future terrorist behaviors by recognizing patterns in past attacks.

let benign surveillance be your invisible daddy, and government services shrunk, may capitalism be your God, and there be lots of nasty things we call news to put between advertisements.

Define “terrorists”.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Linked article is also interesting

Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy

Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now more careful in utilizing these technologies for planning and preparing for attacks. A new framework developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York is able to understand future terrorist behaviors by recognizing patterns in past attacks.

I wonder if that includes subversive commenting about how you think many government and their actions are deplorable.