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The same maps that can help you find your way to the mall can help the police predict where meth labs will pop up next. Here's a look inside the strange, fascinating world of geospatial predictive analysis. Google Maps is a lifesaver

In our Fast Talk series, innovators and entrepreneurs answer questions about making good products and breaking bad news. David Cohen, founder and CEO of the prestigious accelerator TechStars, discusses his approach to telling entrepreneurs they didn't make the cut, or worse... The pioneering technology accelerator TechStars did something for its own business rather than the fledgling companies in its program last week, raising $24 million in venture funding (bringing their total to $34 million) from some 75 venture funds and angel investors.

SAFEPED is a traffic simulator that takes into account how human beings make predictions about speed and distance, so planners can see exactly where people are going to run into the street.