Social media is invaluable during crises like natural disasters, but difficult to analyze. This book shows how computer science can help.

Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However, emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would

A exploration of the latest trend in technology and the impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.

An empirical investigation of financial crises during the last 800 years.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government repo