Who models the modelers?
Episode description
Ezra and Matt on the failures of some popular epidemiological forecasts and a viral Silicon Valley essay urging America to build again.
Resources:
"The US has a national service for predicting the weather. It needs one for predicting disease." by Brian Resnick, Vox
"What happens next in the coronavirus outbreak? We mapped 8 scenarios." by Julia Belluz, Vox
"It's time to build" by Marc Andreessen, a16z
"Why we can’t build" by Ezra Klein, Vox
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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