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A review by ant
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski
4.0
A very “of the moment” choice of book. As a software engineer I found the correlation between viral, social of software contagion very interesting. The book gives a layman’s view of computer modelling and the history of disease outbreak study. Well written and entertaining.
I’ve seen some reviews where the reader was disappointed that the book didn’t just concentrate on the pathogen outbreaks and instead showed how the mathematics of contagion apply to a variety of social issue (including crime, drug and marketing epidemics). So, I’d suggest entering into this book with an open mind and letting the author explain their field to you in their own manner.
I’ve seen some reviews where the reader was disappointed that the book didn’t just concentrate on the pathogen outbreaks and instead showed how the mathematics of contagion apply to a variety of social issue (including crime, drug and marketing epidemics). So, I’d suggest entering into this book with an open mind and letting the author explain their field to you in their own manner.