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Why epidemiological models only scratch the surface of the real world

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Why epidemiological models only scratch the surface of the real world  [embedded content] Yes indeed — the real world is way more complicated than mathematical models of it. And when it comes to choosing policies it is most often our estimations (guesses) of those very complications that decide what actions we take!

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Why epidemiological models only scratch the surface of the real world

 

Yes indeed — the real world is way more complicated than mathematical models of it. And when it comes to choosing policies it is most often our estimations (guesses) of those very complications that decide what actions we take!

Lars Pålsson Syll
Professor at Malmö University. Primary research interest - the philosophy, history and methodology of economics.

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