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Mar 2020
9m 39s

Episode 12 - COVID-19. Epidemic modeling...

Minko Gechev
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Instead of digging into algorithms and data structures, today, you'll learn about epidemic modeling. In 9 minutes in this episode, you'll get a mathematical intuition on the spread of COVID-19 and the essential variables we can control, which can help us fight the virus. 
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