simulation

Viral outbreak simulations

Infographics / measles, simulation, Upshot

To demonstrate outbreak possibilities of, say, the measles, Aatish Bhatia and Francesca Paris,…
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Making of: When You Will Die

The Process / behind the scenes, mortality, simulation

This is how the mortality simulation machine gets made.
When You Will Die

Data Underload / mortality, simulation

With absolute certainty, you will die. When will it happen? That is a trickier question. But we can run simulations to explore the possibilities.
Simulation for Probability of Success

Data Underload / Andrew Huberman, binomial, probability, simulation

Imagine that you try to do something and there’s a 20% chance of success. If you try to do the thing six times, what is the probability that you succeed at least once?
Friend simulation system, with ChatGPT

Network Visualization / ChatGPT, Philippe Vandenbroeck, Santiago Ortiz, simulation

Philippe Vandenbroeck and Santiago Ortiz were curious about a system that incorporated knowledge…
Asteroid simulator for before the big one hits

Maps / asteroids, Neal Agarwal, simulation

Knowing the impact of an asteroid falling in your city might not seem…
Gerrymandering detection with simulations

Infographics / gerrymandering, simulation, Washington Post

Harry Stevens, for The Washington Post, how simulations can be used to detect…
Interactive traffic simulator

Infographics / Martin Treiber, simulation, traffic

Traffic always seems so sensitive to the smallest disruptions. Someone pulls over to…
Simulation for different immunity scenarios

Infographics / coronavirus, herd, immunity, NPR, simulation

As vaccinations roll out, we work towards herd immunity, there are various challenges…
Using the FiveThirtyEight model, see how the election odds shift with different scenarios

Statistics / election, FiveThirtyEight, simulation

With each model update, FiveThirtyEight runs 40,000 simulations, or what-ifs, to calculate the…
How air spreads on a subway train

Infographics / coronavirus, mask, New York Times, simulation, subway

If someone sneezes in a closed space, you hope that the area has…
Visual explanation for how herd immunity works

Infographics / coronavirus, Harry Stevens, immunity, simulation, Washington Post

Herd immunity works when you have enough people who are immune to a…
Playable simulations to decide what happens next

Infographics / coronavirus, Marcel Salathé, Nicky Case, simulation

The timelines keep shifting and people are getting antsy for many valid (and…
Simulation of droplets while social distancing

Infographics / coronavirus, droplets, New York Times, simulation, social distancing

Using 3-D simulation data from the Kyoto Institute of Technology, The New York…
Simulating an epidemic

Statistical Visualization / 3Blue1Brown, coronavirus, epidemic, simulation

3Blue1Brown goes into more of the math of SIR models — which drive…
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Simulating the Unknown; Working From Home – The Process 081

The Process / coronavirus, simulation

We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but we can look at what we do know and make our best guess.
How to Flatten the Curve, a Social Distancing Simulation and Tutorial

Tutorials / animation, R, simulation

Using R, we look at how your decreased interaction with others can help slow the spread of infectious diseases.
Simulations for virus spread with social distancing

Infographics / coronavirus, Harry Stevens, simulation, social distancing, Washington Post

Social distancing is the game plan these days. Try to stay at home…
Super Tuesday simulator

Statistical Visualization / election, FiveThirtyEight, simulation, Super Tuesday, uncertainty

With Super Tuesday on the way, there’s still a lot of uncertainty for…
A sim to show self-driving car challenges

Infographics / game, self-driving, simulation, Washington Post

On the surface, driving a car might seem fairly straightforward. Follow the rules…

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