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Demystifying modeling: How quantitative models can–and can’t–explain the world
The COVID-19 crisis has brought quantitative models to the forefront. Here are some ways that modeling helps us—as long as we avoid its pitfalls.
✒ “All models are wrong, but some are useful.”