Boston Globe – The 9/11 effect: From mathematics to psychology, how the attacks changed what we know

By Leon Neyfakh GLOBE STAFF SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

“…The attacks began to reshape our knowledge in ways that didn’t make headlines, revealing gaps in our knowledge of terrorism, of the costs of security, of the human response to trauma. Stirred to help, specialists in one field after another began asking new questions–using their expertise, whether it was mathematics or psychology, to puncture the veil of shock and mystery surrounding the events of that day….

http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2011/09/10/the-effect/BGK8gH3VERsMBCqQia2BjI/story.xml

 

 

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