{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Succar R"],"funding":["National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research","National Science Foundation"],"pagination":["e2216972120"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10193991"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["120(20)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Mass shootings are becoming more frequent in the United States, as we routinely learn from the media about attempts that have been prevented or tragedies that destroyed entire communities. To date, there has been limited understanding of the modus operandi of mass shooters, especially those who seek fame through their attacks. Here, we explore whether the attacks of these fame-seeking mass shooters were more surprising than those of others and clarify the link between fame and surprise in mass shootings. We assembled a dataset of 189 mass shootings from 1966 to 2021, integrating data from multiple sources. We categorized the incidents in terms of the targeted population and shooting location. We measured \"surprisal\" (often known as \"Shannon information content\") with respect to these featu"],"journal":["Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"],"pubmed_title":["Fame through surprise: How fame-seeking mass shooters diversify their attacks."],"pmcid":["PMC10193991"],"funding_grant_id":["N/A","1953135"],"pubmed_authors":["Belykh M","Wei S","Porfiri M","Succar R","Barak Ventura R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Fame through surprise: How fame-seeking mass shooters diversify their attacks.","description":"Mass shootings are becoming more frequent in the United States, as we routinely learn from the media about attempts that have been prevented or tragedies that destroyed entire communities. To date, there has been limited understanding of the modus operandi of mass shooters, especially those who seek fame through their attacks. Here, we explore whether the attacks of these fame-seeking mass shooters were more surprising than those of others and clarify the link between fame and surprise in mass shootings. We assembled a dataset of 189 mass shootings from 1966 to 2021, integrating data from multiple sources. We categorized the incidents in terms of the targeted population and shooting location. We measured \"surprisal\" (often known as \"Shannon information content\") with respect to these featu","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 May","modification":"2025-04-05T10:23:23.936Z","creation":"2025-04-05T10:23:23.936Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10193991","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37155850"],"doi":["10.1073/pnas.2216972120"]}}