Why it’s so difficult for scientists to predict the next outbreak of a dangerous disease
Outbreaks of infectious disease are inherently unpredictable in nature. Image: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
C. Brandon Ogbunu
Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University
Randall Harp
Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Vermont
Samuel V. Scarpino
Assistant Professor of Network Science, Northeastern University
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