What do the maps and graphs of Covid19 mean for us here in Rural Pennsylvania? Can we use our region's low numbers to ease up on the statewide stay-at-home order and business shutdown? Computer Science Professor Evan Peck talks to Sam about the maps and graphs we've been seeing and why they can sometimes be misleading. 

SHOW NOTES:

• On Modeling and Uncertainty:

  • Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models in Scientific American
  • A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling -- from fivethirtyeight.com
  • University of Washington IHME models

  COVID-19 Data Visualization Sites:

  • Johns Hopkins University COVID19 Tracking Site -- includes global map, national map, and trend reporting
  • New York Times maps -- includes absolute numbers and per capita for cases, absolute numbers for deaths, and rate of increase, hover data by county
  • Washington Post maps -- includes absolute numbers and per capita for both cases and deaths, plus hover data by state
  • PA Hospital Preparedness Dashboard -- linked from PA Department of Health site
  • Super list -- lots and lots of data visualization sites, including but not limited to the above

  Evan Peck articles:

  • Data is Personal. What We Learned from 42 Interviews in Rural America.
  • Channel on Medium.com

 

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Featured Music: “In The 21st Century” by Keshco is licensed under a CC Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Produced in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.