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Sim Epidemic

Posted by Zonk on from the i-don't-see-this-one-as-a-bestseller dept.

Dotnaught writes "Scientific American has an intriguing story about EpiSims, an outbreak simulator. Designed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), it deals with a social networking of a different sort: 'To understand what a social network really is and how it can be used for epidemiology, imagine the daily activities and contacts of a single hypothetical adult, Ann. She has short brushes with family members during breakfast and then with other commuters or carpoolers on her way to work. Depending on her job, she might meet dozens of people at work, with each encounter having a different duration, proximity and purpose.'"

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  1. Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some more amusing ways to torture my Sims.

  2. Phew by civman2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a minute there, I thought this article was going to be about how millions of teenage girls are displaying frightening symptoms: siting inside all day instead of socializing, playing computer games all day, turning away from reality. I guess the Sims has the power to turn girls into guys. But that's not what this is about...

  3. Her Name is Ann by TimeTraveler1884 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...imagine the daily activities and contacts of a single hypothetical adult, Ann.
    She sounds hot....



  4. Re:CERN did this a couple of months ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they were developing it for WHO and the associated organizations.

    "Well then who's developing it?"

    "Yes."

    "I mean the group's name."

    "WHO."

    "The group developing it."

    "WHO."

    "The software program."

    "WHO."

    "The simulation..."

    "WHO is developing the simulation!"

    "I'm asking YOU who's developing the simulation."

    "That's the group's name."

    / etc