Scientists Predicted the Pope Before the Smoke – Here’s How They Did It

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In an intriguing fusion of faith and data, scientists used network science to correctly ‘guess’ the next Pope – days before the white smoke rose over Vatican City. Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, emerged as the frontrunner in a study mapping hidden power dynamics and influence among the cardinals. Dubbed the Latin Yankee, […]