PHYSICS & MATH

The mathematics behind the Ebola epidemic

PHYSICS & MATH 10.10.2014 00:37 AM

Researchers in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich have calculated new benchmark figures to precisely describe the Ebola epidemic in West Africa from a mathematical perspective. Their results may help health authorities to contain the epidemic.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Believes Humans on Mars in 10 to 12 Years

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Believes Humans on Mars in 10 to 12 Years Earlier this month the National Research Council deemed NASA's strategies to send humans to Mars unsustainable and unsafe.

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