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  • The Problem With Treating Gun Violence Like A Virus

    The Problem With Treating Gun Violence Like A Virus

    Gun violence moves through a city the way a virus moves the body: predictably, but with uncanny precision. New research suggests “virus” patterns can be spotted and possibly help predict and even prevent shootings. But questions remain of whether this can be done ethically, and, most crucially, who can be trusted with this predictive technology.