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Who models the modelers?
Episode 415

Who models the modelers?

Ezra and Matt on the failures of some popular epidemiological forecasts and a viral Silicon Valley essay urging America to build again

Explain It to Me · Vox

April 24, 20201h 3m

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Show Notes

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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