KOMO · Mar 4, 2016
Scientists use math to hunt for identity of elusive Banksy
Britain BanksyLONDON (AP) Elusive street artist Banksy may have been unmasked by mathematics.
Scientists have applied a type of modeling used to track down criminals and map disease outbreaks to identify the graffiti artist, whose real name has never been confirmed.
The technique, known as geographic profiling, is used by police forces to narrow down lists of suspects by calculating from multiple crime sites where the offender most likely lives.