VentureBeat March 20, 2020
In any time of trouble, the archetypal hero usually takes a specific form — soldiers in WWII, firefighters on 9/11, and now health care professionals in the time of COVID-19. But data scientists are playing an indispensable role in fighting the global pandemic. While medical professionals are on the front lines caring for the sick, data scientists have shouldered the responsibility of helping to keep everyone else healthy by disseminating crucial information to the world.
Case in point is the mantra “flatten the curve.” Originating from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the idea is that we have to slow down cases of infections in order to keep healthcare systems from collapsing. Those three words are going to save potentially...
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