Channel: minutephysics

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: This video made possible with support of Brilliant - the first 200 subscribers to go to Brilliant.org/MinutePhysics get 20% off a Premium subscription to Brilliant. Go to aatishb.com/covidtrends to explore the graph from the video yourself! RESOURCES Grant's 3Blue1Brown Video: Exponential Growth and Epidemics: youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg Aatish's Exponential/Logistic Curve-Fitting Site: github.com/aatishb/covid/blob/master/curvefit.ipynb Data Source: github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19 Our World in Data Page on Coronavirus: ourworldindata.org/coronavirus How many tests for COVID-19 are being performed around the world? ourworldindata.org/covid-testing Understanding logarithmic scales: nytimes.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-data-logarithm-chart.html What we can learn from the countries winning the coronavirus fight: abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/coronavirus-covid19-global-spread-data-explained/12089028 (Great explainer on log scales and growth curves explained in the context of COVID-19 in different countries) This video is a collaboration with Aatish Bhatia about how to see the COVID-19 tipping point - we present a better way to graph COVID-19 coronavirus cases using a logarithmic scale in "phase space" - plotting the growth rate against the cumulative cases, rather than either of these against time. Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters: minutephysics.com/supporters MinutePhysics is on twitter - @minutephysics And facebook - facebook.com/minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Created by Henry Reich