The power of a sneeze
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An applied mathematician analyzes droplets to find out how diseases spread.
Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds—sneezes, raindrops, toilet splatter. By reviewing footage of different types of drops, an applied mathematician records and measures where they disperse in order to better understand how diseases spread.
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The power of a sneeze
Clip: Season 4 Episode 24 | 8m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds—sneezes, raindrops, toilet splatter. By reviewing footage of different types of drops, an applied mathematician records and measures where they disperse in order to better understand how diseases spread.
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