Previously, I wrote a simple pandemic simulation. Now I have extended it to model self isolation measures. To do this I changed the model in the following ways: the virus has an extra property which is the period immediately after infection for which the patient is asymptomatic.The population now has two levels of sociability: one … Continue reading Pandemic Two – Self Isolation
Category: Armchair Universe
Pandemic
Given all the interest in modelling pandemics at the moment, I decided I'd write my own pandemic simulation. After all, it can't be any harder than the botched job done by the Imperial College model. Before we start, I need to point out that I know absolutely nothing about epidemiology. This will quickly become apparent … Continue reading Pandemic
Sharks and Fish(es)
Prologue When I was much younger I used to read Scientific American. In those days, it had a regular column by AK Dewdney called "Computer Recreations". Eventually, several of his columns were compiled into a book called "The Armchair Universe" of which I had a copy, but I suspect my parents donated it to the … Continue reading Sharks and Fish(es)
Sincere Flattery 