Geometry + Everything
May 26, 2021•1 hr 35 min
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Episode description
Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author of the new book "Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else".
He shares how mathematical thinking can help make elections more fair and how we can use math to better plan for pandemics.
Mentioned formula:
Infected tomorrow = Infected today + (0.2) x infected (today) x Susceptible(today)/Total population – (0.1) x Infected (today)
https://people.math.wisc.edu/~ellenber/
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