Saturday, March 21, 2020

Lessons in exponential growth

Why we’re not overreacting to the coronavirus..., at Vox:
In a press conference on March 16, the National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has played a major role in leading the US response, explained to Americans why the strong measures the government was taking were not an overreaction.

“Some will look and say, well, maybe we’ve gone a little bit too far,” he said. “The thing that I want to reemphasize, and I’ll say it over and over again, when you’re dealing with an emerging infectious diseases outbreak, you are always behind where you think you are if you think that today reflects where you really are.”
On the same topics, and worth a watch if you have not seen it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg&app=desktop

1 comment:

The Arthurian said...

For another lesson in exponential growth, see the "Why you should keep Social Distancing" infographic at Orange Crate Art.