A compilation of data-informed articles on the novel coronavirus, focusing on impacts/strategies for public health, with careful consideration to source credibility. Although scientific journal articles are cool and I'll add some, I would like to focus efforts on good quality material that is accessible and readable for those who are not subject matter experts. I encourage contributions that contain intuitive explanations and interactive demonstrations of relevant concepts (e.g. social distancing).
To contribute to this compilation of resources, please submit a pull request. You request should contain four things:
- The title of the article you're sharing.
- The source of the article as well as the credentials/affiliation of the author(s).
- A link to the article you'd like to share.
- A brief 1-2 sentences description of the subject matter covered in the article.
The table is in HTML. Note that you don't need to code to contribute! (although that would be nice). You may simply write up the items above in a pull request in plain text. You could also open an issue and request the addition of an article.
To give feedback on article selection (for example, if you believe an article is unreliable), please submit an issue and specify:
- The name(s) of the article(s) adressed
- Your feedback on each article adressed
I'll do whatever is within my capacity to ensure that sources and author credentials are explicitly written and accurate. If a major issue arises with an article, I'll pull it out temporarily and try to seek the help of experts (i.e. specialized researchers) as well as the open source scientific community to assess the situation.
Click on the title to be redirected to its corresponding article.
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Epidemic Simulation
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Mitch Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at MIT Media Lab, PhD in Computer Science | Interactive simulation of curve flattening with social distancing |
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Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to "flatten the curve"
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Harry Stevens, Graphics reporter at Washington Post, MS in Journalism | An intutitive animated demonstration of disease spread and flattening the curve |
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Should I go to brunch? An interactive tool for COVID-19 curve flattening
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Archy de Berker, Applied Research Scientist at Element AI, PhD in Neuroscience | Introduces and gives a link to an interactive tool to help visualize the impact of social distancing |
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Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand
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Imperial College (UK) COVID-19 Response Team. Correspondent is Professor of Mathematical Biology Dr. Neil Ferguson from the Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, specializing in epidemiological factors and population dynamics playing a role in infectious disease spread | A seminal report on COVID-19's impact. Includes estimates of mortality rates in the U.S. and the U.K. in the absence of control measures. |
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COVID-19: Imperial researchers model likely impact of public health measures
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Imperial College (UK), Dr. Sabine L. van Elsland, School of Public Health, and Ryan O'Hare, Communications and Public Affairs | A news post that includes a summary of key results from Imperial's report "Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand" |
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The coronavirus pandemic in five powerful charts
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Nature Research Blog. Ewen Callaway (Locum Bureau Chief, MSc in Microbiology), David Cyranoski (Asia-Pacific Correspondent, MA in History of Science and History of Japan), Smriti Mallapaty (Senior Editor, MSc in Environmental Technology), Emma Stoye (News Editor, BA in Biological Sciences) & Jeff Tollefson (Senior U.S. Correspondent, BA French) | An article sharing charts on coronavirus spread, comparison with other diseases, speed of related research publishing, travel restrictions effect on carbon emissions, and a comparison with the SARS outbreak |
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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the pandemic
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The Visual and Data Journalism Team at the BBC (No information given on who is on the team and their credentials, but the results they have seems to be in-line with other sources deemed reliable.) | Contains visual animations of coronavirus cases, recoveries and deaths. Includes some comparisons between countries. |
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Study: To slow an epidemic, focus on handwashing
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MIT News. David L.Chandler, Science Writer. (could not get information on author credentials, but everything reported here is based on a published research article) | An article demonstrating the impact of handwashing and its role in preventing disease spread. The research article this is based on is "Hand‐Hygiene Mitigation Strategies Against Global Disease Spreading through the Air Transportation Network" |