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Lorne L. Dawson: Reconceptualizing Lone-Actor Terrorists as Solo Public Mass Murders

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Setting priorities during pandemics

This projects aims to present a framework for making sound decisions in times of pandemics - when experience and time is scarce, and uncertainties are many.