# Nina Fefferman

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Useful Interviews from Gist's Past

Slate is dark, and its staff are taking a much needed and deserved breath. And with that, Team Gist has gone dark for a day, too, so we bring you two old interviews from the fall of 2014. First, an interview with biologist and mathematical modeler Nina Fefferman, who at the time this was recorded …

(Pandemic Edition) Math + Virus + Us

This feels like one of the most important podcasts I have ever done. Nina Fefferman has spent a career working on mathematical models of pandemics. I cannot express how reassuring it is to have a mind like this working to help us all. Nina's ability to communicate such complex topics in a way that…

Siding With Science

In this episode of the Here We Are podcast Shane is joined by returned guest, Nina Fefferman. They discuss the ways to remain dignified when having conversations with people who may not respect science. Responsible skepticism is an important part of learning how to rely on expertise. Thank you for…

Interesting Interdisciplinarians

In this episode, we meet Dr. Nina Fefferman, Dr. James Moody, and Dr. Ioannis Paschalidis, co-organizers of NSF's Workshop on Predicting Pandemic Emergence (http://predictingpandemics.com/). We talk about the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to pandemic response - and learn what these es…

Math vs. Ebola

Today on The Gist, something we're good at when it comes to fighting infectious disease. Mathematical modeler Nina Fefferman of Rutgers University explains how a mathematical model called R0 can predict the spread of Ebola. Then, in our regular segment Is This Bulls---, Maria Konnikova of the New Y…

Transdisciplinary Synthesis w/Dr. Nina Fefferman

Nina Fefferman is back! Today, I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. We talk about beauty and utility of math and how to get young learners excited about mathematic reasoning. We also discuss the incredible collaborative work being done at NIMBioS, which is a National Science Foundation …

Revisiting Lessons Learned From World Of Warcraft's Virtual Pandemic

The widespread infection of roughly four million virtual characters all started with a giant snake demon. In 2005, the massively multiplayer online video game World Of Warcraft introduced a special event raid, where groups of players could team up to fight a giant snake demon named Hakkar the Soulf…

APPEX - Interdisciplinary Science with Nina Fefferman

Dr. Nina Fefferman’s research uses applied mathematics to study epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and self-organizing systems like networks. Her lab tackles a wide range of topics, from disease dynamics in human and animal populations to cybersecurity and the evolution of social be…