Perils of pure, headline-hunting statistical modelling on Corona & perils of painting the devil on the wall--EP 425

hree different statistical models projecting COVID-19 impact. These range from sensational (Ramanan Laxminarayanan) to scientific (Imperial College) & plausible but far from certain (data journalist Rukmini Srinivasan in ThePrint). In episode 425 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why a purely statistical, non-peer reviewer approach looking at an outbreak is perilous & can create unnecessary panic