January 18, 2020January 28, 2024 by Stuart REPOST: How can a disease with 1% mortality shut down the United States? Do The Math Leave a comment Photo by Adhy Savala on Unsplash There are two problems with this question. It neglects the law of large numbers; and It assumes that one of two things happen: you die or you’re 100% fine. Continue reading →Share this: Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...