Nightmare headline for any scientist, but good cautionary tales within.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/28/neil-ferguson-scientist-convinced-boris-johnson-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-criticised/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter …
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Replying to @SimonDeDeo
Models are just models. This is not rocket science.
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Replying to @BraneRunner @SimonDeDeo
Yes, but it's like saying hammers are just hammers. What we are dealing with here is overstretching models beyond the range of their specific applications and so-called construals (assignment, scope, and fidelity criteria). You can't effectively use a hammer to remove a screw.
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