Cómo surgen, se propagan y desaparecen las epidemias
Cómo surgen, se propagan y desaparecen las epidemias
A deadly virus suddenly spreads in the population. A political movement accelerates and then disappears rapidly. An idea moves forward like wildfire, changing our world forever. But even when we see that our lives are being shaped by these phenomena, we sometimes struggle to understand how it really works. Outbreaks appear to be driven by randomness and hidden laws; To understand them we must begin to think like mathematicians. From 'superspreaders' that could trigger a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness fashionable, this book offers compelling insights into human behavior and explains how we can get better at predicting what will happen next.
