The Maths of Contagion: Why Things Spread and Why They Stop - with Adam Kucharski
Mathematical models can investigate the spread of diseases such as malaria or Covid-19, but also ideas, misinformation and internet memes.
Adam’s book “The Rules of Contagion“ is available now on Amazon:
Why are some diseases predictable, and others swamped in uncertainty? And what about the outbreaks that never happen at all? Adam covers how disease like malaria, Zika, Sars and Covid-19 spread, but also how similar kinds of mathematical models can be used to trace the spread of fake news, and even internet memes.
Watch the Q&A:
Adam Kucharski is an associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, working on global outbreaks such as the Ebola epidemic and the Zika virus.
This talk was streamed live by the Ri on 30 June 2020.
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