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OT: Simulating an Epidemic

Joe Gwinn

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The issue of epidemic models came up in the "OT: The Evolution of Bacteria on a "Mega-Plate" Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)" thread, and there seem to be many questions about how such models work, what they predict, and most importantly, their limitations. So I looked around, and came up with a nice youtube video lecture:

Simulating an epidemic - YouTube

Ref: "Simulating an epidemic", by "3Blue1Brown", posted about a year ago, from 3Blue1Brown.

For those comfortable with systems of ordinary differential equations, the Wiki article on "Compartmental models in epidemiology" is a good survey. (The practical models are solved numerically, as in the video above.)

Compartmental models in epidemiology - Wikipedia
 
interesting to note all the books and movies about life after/during the epidemic or zombie takeover have the same noticeable flaw. The main characters do not catch the disease and wander off aimlessly to die.
They stay healthy and have adventures with brains that still work .
Bill D
 
The issue of epidemic models came up in the "OT: The Evolution of Bacteria on a "Mega-Plate" Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)" thread, and there seem to be many questions about how such models work, what they predict, and most importantly, their limitations. So I looked around, and came up with a nice youtube video lecture:

Simulating an epidemic - YouTube

Ref: "Simulating an epidemic", by "3Blue1Brown", posted about a year ago, from 3Blue1Brown.

For those comfortable with systems of ordinary differential equations, the Wiki article on "Compartmental models in epidemiology" is a good survey. (The practical models are solved numerically, as in the video above.)

Compartmental models in epidemiology - Wikipedia

So your running qty (2) OT threads about the pandemic now.....TROLL
 
The absolute worst thing you can be is the main character's best friend in a zombie/epidemic movie. You'll go through all the shit with him, then about 80% of the way through you're guaranteed to die a painful death. The worst part of it is right as it happens, you'll have just enough time to say some practically gay stuff to each other, and it will be caught on film forever.
 








 
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