Category: Philosophy of science

Covid-19: How Useful Are R and R0?

The epidemiological concept of the basic reproduction number for an infection, R0, is so context-dependent as to be almost useless,

When I arrived at university I wanted to specialise in genetics; by the time I left I wished I’d focussed

I noted yesterday that: “Weather forecasting (and climate prediction) is not just about computer power. Deep philosophical ideas also come

Here’s an interesting – nay, potentially iconic – figure from a paper, Greenhouse-gas emission targets for limiting global warming to