The Ferrari Lab
@theferrarilab.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist, mathematical modeling ... and Lucy's person.
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (@ciddpsu.bsky.social) at Penn State
theferrarilab.net
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (@ciddpsu.bsky.social) at Penn State
theferrarilab.net
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Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Offered by The Pennsylvania State University. Not so long ago, it was almost guaranteed that you would die of an infectious disease. In ... Enroll for free.
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If you're working on home lesson plans for your kids -- or just need a distraction from doomscrolling -- here are links to all the content from our #MOOC on epidemics:
On Coursera: coursera.org/learn/epidem...
On Youtube: www.youtube.com/@centerforin...
On Coursera: coursera.org/learn/epidem...
On Youtube: www.youtube.com/@centerforin...
I keep seeing AI driven presentations of publicly available data that are like this guy looking for his wallet with radar.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I keep seeing AI driven presentations of publicly available data that are like this guy looking for his wallet with radar.
This is a deeply frustrating read framed around the testimony of the father of the US child that died of measles at a MAHA conference.
On Friday, the WHO will announce the total number of children that died of measles last year. A number I calculate for them every year.
On Friday, the WHO will announce the total number of children that died of measles last year. A number I calculate for them every year.
Opinion | I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is a deeply frustrating read framed around the testimony of the father of the US child that died of measles at a MAHA conference.
On Friday, the WHO will announce the total number of children that died of measles last year. A number I calculate for them every year.
On Friday, the WHO will announce the total number of children that died of measles last year. A number I calculate for them every year.
What in the Keegan-Michael Key am I reading here?
To zoom in on the partisan names, here, we're looking only at names used >100 times (in 2023) and only 50 names on the outskirts of the partisan divide, labelling the 5 outliers on each side and the 5 most commonly used on each side. inequalitybyinteriordesign.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/p...
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
What in the Keegan-Michael Key am I reading here?
Kenji Lopez Alt's crispy pork shoulder just went into the oven. I'll report back in 8 hours.
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Kenji Lopez Alt's crispy pork shoulder just went into the oven. I'll report back in 8 hours.
Lots of reasons to criticize the New York Times, but the Erykah Badu concert this week goes hard ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqd...
Erykah Badu Live at The New York Times: ‘On & On,’ ‘Rimshot’ & More
YouTube video by Popcast
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Lots of reasons to criticize the New York Times, but the Erykah Badu concert this week goes hard ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqd...
Thinking of all the right wing corporate university presidents and board members who "didn't know" they voted to cut federal funding for the professional degree programs that are a major source of income at their institutions.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thinking of all the right wing corporate university presidents and board members who "didn't know" they voted to cut federal funding for the professional degree programs that are a major source of income at their institutions.
If you find a mess in the kitchen and your 5-year old says "the dog did it", but you don't have a dog, how do you prove that they're wrong? Maybe there is a really tiny dog. Maybe a dog comes over when you're not at home. Maybe an invisible dog.
RFK Jr. is that 5-year old.
RFK Jr. is that 5-year old.
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If you find a mess in the kitchen and your 5-year old says "the dog did it", but you don't have a dog, how do you prove that they're wrong? Maybe there is a really tiny dog. Maybe a dog comes over when you're not at home. Maybe an invisible dog.
RFK Jr. is that 5-year old.
RFK Jr. is that 5-year old.
Lucy’s not complaining about the extra time for walkies, but she’s a little incredulous that 1” of snow resulted in a university delayed start.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lucy’s not complaining about the extra time for walkies, but she’s a little incredulous that 1” of snow resulted in a university delayed start.
I just logged into a journal editorial management site using a saved password and ... it worked without having to create a new password.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just logged into a journal editorial management site using a saved password and ... it worked without having to create a new password.
is MBS even wearing a suit?
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
is MBS even wearing a suit?
For the thousands of cases of faculty misogyny & abuse of students, there is one case that went on to spend decades together in a "happy and healthy relationship". It will never not shock me how many of my colleagues will contort themselves to use that rare outcome to defend loathsome behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For the thousands of cases of faculty misogyny & abuse of students, there is one case that went on to spend decades together in a "happy and healthy relationship". It will never not shock me how many of my colleagues will contort themselves to use that rare outcome to defend loathsome behavior.
We will go to any length* to avoid using an intuitive system of measurement.
*pun absolutely intended
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
*pun absolutely intended
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We will go to any length* to avoid using an intuitive system of measurement.
*pun absolutely intended
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
*pun absolutely intended
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
Excellent to see success and leadership in the AFRO region. For too long the refrain has been for AFRO to recapitulate the "PAHO Strategy" for elimination. PAHO's success was tremendous, but is now decades old and the world and tactics have changed. These counties can lead the charge for AFRO.
Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella
In a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone.
www.afro.who.int
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Excellent to see success and leadership in the AFRO region. For too long the refrain has been for AFRO to recapitulate the "PAHO Strategy" for elimination. PAHO's success was tremendous, but is now decades old and the world and tactics have changed. These counties can lead the charge for AFRO.
Finally, they found at least one member of the Republican Party who has read "The Purloined Letter"
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Finally, they found at least one member of the Republican Party who has read "The Purloined Letter"
Today's household debate is whether Tyrone deserves the smoke he catches in Erykah Badu's song.
On the one hand, Jim, James, and Paul aren't even responsible enough to "come help you get your s##t".
On the other hand ... the sultry disdain.
On the one hand, Jim, James, and Paul aren't even responsible enough to "come help you get your s##t".
On the other hand ... the sultry disdain.
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today's household debate is whether Tyrone deserves the smoke he catches in Erykah Badu's song.
On the one hand, Jim, James, and Paul aren't even responsible enough to "come help you get your s##t".
On the other hand ... the sultry disdain.
On the one hand, Jim, James, and Paul aren't even responsible enough to "come help you get your s##t".
On the other hand ... the sultry disdain.
Northeast EEID meeting is a wrap …
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Northeast EEID meeting is a wrap …
Northeast Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease meeting kicking off! At @ciddpsu.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Northeast Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease meeting kicking off! At @ciddpsu.bsky.social
Does anyone know if Mike Johnson has seen this yet?
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Does anyone know if Mike Johnson has seen this yet?
If anyone is struggling to understand A) how large language models work, B) why their hunger for data and energy is debilitating, and C) how little use they will likely be after the initial excitement wears off, I encourage you to read
Jorge Luis Borges 1942 short story "Funes, the memorious"
Jorge Luis Borges 1942 short story "Funes, the memorious"
www.sas.upenn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If anyone is struggling to understand A) how large language models work, B) why their hunger for data and energy is debilitating, and C) how little use they will likely be after the initial excitement wears off, I encourage you to read
Jorge Luis Borges 1942 short story "Funes, the memorious"
Jorge Luis Borges 1942 short story "Funes, the memorious"
15 minutes to remind you that there is greatness in the world.
Erykah Badu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
15 minutes to remind you that there is greatness in the world.
"What does it really mean to lose 'measles elimination status?'"
I can't count how many times I've answered that question from journalists over the last year. The horrible, sobering answer is, for many, the same as it is for
"What does it really mean to lose your democracy?"
I can't count how many times I've answered that question from journalists over the last year. The horrible, sobering answer is, for many, the same as it is for
"What does it really mean to lose your democracy?"
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"What does it really mean to lose 'measles elimination status?'"
I can't count how many times I've answered that question from journalists over the last year. The horrible, sobering answer is, for many, the same as it is for
"What does it really mean to lose your democracy?"
I can't count how many times I've answered that question from journalists over the last year. The horrible, sobering answer is, for many, the same as it is for
"What does it really mean to lose your democracy?"
It is naive and reductionist to reduce the complexity of decisions that affect hundreds of millions of American livelihoods, and indirectly those of billions around the world, to a single quip or reaction gif.
But also, the end of the Godfather kind of sums this moment up.
But also, the end of the Godfather kind of sums this moment up.
a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom
Alt: The wife of Don Corleone turns back looks back through an open door at a room where her husband has just told her that he is not doing anything illegal to see him making illegal dealings. A man closes the door between her and her husband.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It is naive and reductionist to reduce the complexity of decisions that affect hundreds of millions of American livelihoods, and indirectly those of billions around the world, to a single quip or reaction gif.
But also, the end of the Godfather kind of sums this moment up.
But also, the end of the Godfather kind of sums this moment up.
Trump's entire legal philosophy is predicated on taking advantage of those weaker than him, challenging them to sue, then outlasting them until they can't afford to continue. It's simple. It is transparent. It is apparently something the Democratic Caucus has consistently failed to learn.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump's entire legal philosophy is predicated on taking advantage of those weaker than him, challenging them to sue, then outlasting them until they can't afford to continue. It's simple. It is transparent. It is apparently something the Democratic Caucus has consistently failed to learn.
Hey @fetterman.senate.gov, voting to bail this guy out isn't popular.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hey @fetterman.senate.gov, voting to bail this guy out isn't popular.