Mathematical models have shaped our world and continue to be at the centre of everything we do. They became headline news as we tackled the Covid-19 pandemic, and are helping us to regulate an increasingly volatile economy and navigate the uncertainties of climate change. In this talk, policy and models expert Erica Thompson explains the validity of the models we use: what they are, how they work, and the disastrous consequences when the makers and interpreters of models get things wrong.
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