Pandemic Identification Simulator

 April 8th, 2024
bio, ea, nao, tech
At my day job I work on identifying potential pandemics sooner, so we have more time to respond. I recently made a simulator which pulls a lot of things I've been thinking about recently into a single estimate. You can read more on the NAO blog or give the simulator a try.

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