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(Pandemic Edition) Math + Virus + Us

(Pandemic Edition) Math + Virus + Us

FromHere We Are


(Pandemic Edition) Math + Virus + Us

FromHere We Are

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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This feels like one of the most important podcasts I have ever done.Nina Fefferman has spent a career working on mathematical models of pandemics. I cannot express how reassuring it is to have a mind like this working to help us all. Nina's ability to communicate such complex topics in a way that a child could understand makes this a MUST LISTEN episode. Please share this information with anyone that you can!Nina Fefferman Professor or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology And Professor of Mathematics at University of Tennessee Knoxville Associate Director of the One Health Initiative Director of Mathematical modeling centerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious