BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_4765_14e744cb787c75406e47b70595be41d2@momath.org SUMMARY:Math Encounters: "Beating COVID-19: How mathematic s and game theory can help us understand the pande mic" with Chris Bauch - March 3 at 7:00 pm ET (New York) DESCRIPTION:Math Encounters &mdash\; Online:\n \n "\;Beati ng COVID-19: How mathematics and game theory can h elp us understand the pandemic"\; with Chris B auch\n \n Wednesday\, March 3 at 7:00 pm ET (New Y ork)\n \n Mathematical modeling has come to the fo refront during the COVID-19 pandemic\, but how do these models work? \; Join Dr. Chris Bauch\, P rofessor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo\, as he sketches the mathematics behin d "\;flattening the curve"\; and herd immu nity. \; Learn why flattening the curve reveal s an interplay between disease spread and populati on behavior and how members of the population can be viewed as engaging in a strategic interaction w ith one another &mdash\; a "\;game"\; &mda sh\; that determines the trajectory of the epidemi c. \; Take part in an audience participatory e xample\, illustrating how these interactions can b e analyzed mathematically using game theory &mdash \; and how math really can help us emerge victorio us.\n \n Special introduction by Julie Gerberding\ , former director of the CDC and current Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer at Merck .\n \n This is a live-streamed event. \; Occas ional video recordings are made available for a fe e at videos.momath.org.\n \n \n \n This page is fo r the 7:00 pm ET (New York) session. \; Click here to register for the 4:00 pm ET (New York) ses sion instead.\n \n By registering for a Math Encou nters presentation\, you agree that you may be pho tographed or videotaped by Museum staff and associ ates.\n \n Math Encounters is MoMath'\;s popula r free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics\, produced with s upport from the Simons Foundation.\n \n For furthe r information\, call the National Museum of Mathem atics at 212-542-0566 or email mathencounters@moma th.org.\n \n Please check our online shop for book s by Math Encounters presenters. CATEGORIES:Math Encounters CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210303T190000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210303T190000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210303T203000 LOCATION:MoMath Online\n NY\n United States\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:functions@momath.org URL:https://momath.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=4765 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR