Fearless forecast the next wave (of Covid controversy)
In a couple of years or so when the dust settles on covid attributed deaths — and yes they are
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Amar Bhidé
Author of Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known
Hindu/Vedantic views on life and death (rather personal!)
An oped in today’s WSJ about “Rage[ing] Against the ‘Bioethicists’ and the Dying of the Light” reminded me how different
Read MoreVentilators: where’s the bottleneck?
In the scramble to build/acquire/commandeer ventilators the question arises: is the equipment the bottleneck or are other complementary facilities and
Read MoreWhat South Korean/Taiwanese “successes” dont resolve.
Much is being made of the “success” of covid containment in South Korea and Taiwan. This seems based on rather
Read MoreHonesty in Pandemic Modelling
This fine post by Maria Chikina (Pitt) and Wesley Pegden (CMU) reaches important if unpalatable conclusions, including: “There is a
Read MoreMurky data calls into question quarantine strategy (New FT oped)
My oped on covid 19 that the FT has just kindly published, emphasizes we are operating in a fog —
Read MoreConflating Convenience with Correctness
My email and facebook feed is filled with pictures and videos of exponential growth functions. The flood originates, I
Read MoreHow reliable does a test need to be in order to be used for screening?
A pro-screening friend posed this question — in response to my strong objections to mass screening. To which I replied:
Read MoreWhat the seasonal flu teaches us about dealing with the coronavirus scare
Comparisons of coronavirus infections to the mundane seasonal ‘flu have invited widespread mockery. In fact, the comparison is oddly and
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