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Monumentally complex models are gaming out disaster scenarios with millions of simulated people.
Science,
2018
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Disasters, whether natural or human-made, may strike at any time. The better prepared emergency crews and public officials are, the more successful their responses will be. Writing for Science magazine, Mitchell Waldrop explains how a new digital simulation technique – agent-based modeling – is helping researchers and public officials anticipate disaster outcomes and tackle real-world problems with greater speed, accuracy and effectiveness. getAbstract recommends this fascinating article to public officials and anybody looking for ways to model the world’s complexity.
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M. Mitchell Waldrop is a journalist based in Washington, DC.
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